Report: UK DIY & Gardening Retailers 2008 TOC

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Key Findings
- Main Conclusions
CHAPTER 2 MARKET ANALYSIS
- Market Definition
- Expenditure
- Inflation
- DIY Expenditure
- Gardening Expenditure
- DIY/Hardware Specialists
- Channels of Distribution
CHAPTER 3 STRATEGIC ISSUES
- DIY Market Reels as Key Economic Drivers Turn Negative
  - House Price Inflation
  - Housing Transactions
  - Real Disposable Income
  - Housing Equity Withdrawal
- Strategic Respones by DIY Specialists
  - Expansion Plans Cut Back
  - Disposal of Non-core Assets
  - Rightsizing Becomes A Priority
  - Store Refurbishment Programmes At Risk
  - Value Promotion Becomes Essential
  - Capitalising on the Environmental Agenda
  - Range Development and Diversification
  - Multichannel Development
CHAPTER 4 COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS
- Market Shares
- Key Operating Statistics
- Space Allocation
- Advertising Media Expenditure
CHAPTER 5 B&Q
- Company Overview
  - Strategic Priorities at Kingfisher
- Market Share
- Trading Record
  - Year to January 2008
  - Six months to August 2008
- Store Portfolio
- Outlook
CHAPTER 6 FOCUS
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
  - Year to October 2007
  - Year to October 2008
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
CHAPTER 7 HOME RETAIL GROUP
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Records
  - Home Retail Group
  - Argos
    - Year ending February 2008
    - Six months to August 2008
  - Homebase
    - Year ending February 2008
    - Six months to August 2008
- Store Portfolios
- Retail Propositions
- Outlooks
  - Argos
  - Homebase
CHAPTER 8 TOPPS TILES
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
CHAPTER 9 WICKES
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
  - Year to December 2007
  - Six months to June 2008
  - Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Outlook
CHAPTER 10 WILKINSON
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
  - Year to January 2008
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
CHAPTER 11 WYEVALE GARDEN CENTRES
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
  - Year ending December 2007
  - Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
CHAPTER 12 BUILDERS MERCHANTS
- Sector Overview
- Jewson
  - Outlook
- Travis Perkins
  - Outlook
- Wolseley
  - Outlook
CHAPTER 13 SMALLER DIY RETAILERS
- Overview
- Robert Dyas
  - Outlook
- Tile Giant
  - Outlook
- Trago Mills
  - Outlook
- Woolworths
  - Outlook
CHAPTER 14 SMALLER GARDEN CENTRES
- Overview
- Dobbies
  - Outlook
- Notcutts
  - Outlook
CHAPTER 15 GLOSSARY
- Financial Statistics - VAT
- Trading Record
- Physical Development
- Computer Rounding
- Abbreviations
List of Tables
- Table 1: DIY & gardening market definition 2008
- Table 2: Consumer expenditure on DIY & gardening 1998-2008e
- Table 3: Consumer expenditure on DIY 1998-2008e
- Table 4: DIY expenditure £m - principal components 2006, 2007 & 2008e
- Table 5: Consumer expenditure on gardening 1998-2008e
- Table 6: Garden spend £m - principal components 2006, 2007 & 2008e
- Table 7: DIY/hardware specialists performance 1998-2008e
- Table 8: DIY & gardening channels of distribution 2003 & 2008e
- Table 9: Leading retailers DIY & gardening market shares 2002-2008e
- Table 10: Key operating statistics 2007/08
- Table 11: Store portfolios of leading retailers 2007/08
- Table 12: Summary of space allocation for leading retailers 2008
- Table 13: Advertising expenditure 2002-2007
- Table 14: Breakdown of advertising expenditure 2007
- Table 15: B&Q company overview 2009
- Table 16: B&Q key operating statistics 2003-2009e
- Table 17: B&Q trading record 1998-2009e
- Table 18: B&Q store portfolio 1998-2009e
- Table 19: B&Q and Kingfisher store estate by format July 2006-2008
- Table 20: B&Q retail proposition 2009
- Table 21: B&Q space allocation 2008
- Table 22: Focus company overview 2009
- Table 23: Focus key operating statistics 2003-2008e
- Table 24: Focus trading record 1998-2008e
- Table 25: Focus store profile 1998-2008
- Table 26: Focus retail proposition 2009
- Table 27: Focus space allocation 2008
- Table 28: Home Retail Group overview 2009
- Table 29: Argos key operating statistics 2003-2008
- Table 30: Homebase key operating statistics 2003-2008
- Table 31: Home Retail Group trading record 2001-2008
- Table 32: Argos trading record 1998-2009e
- Table 33: Homebase trading record 1998-2008
- Table 34: Argos store portfolio 1998-2008
- Table 35: Homebase store portfolio 1998-2008
- Table 36: Homebase sales area breakdown 2003-2008
- Table 37: Argos retail proposition 2009
- Table 38: Homebase retail proposition 2009
- Table 39: Argos catalogue space allocation Spring/Summer 2008 and Autumn/Winter 2008
- Table 40: Homebase space allocation 2008
- Table 41: Topps Tiles company overview 2009
- Table 42: Topps Tiles UK key operating statistics 2003-2008
- Table 43: Topps Tiles UK trading record 1998-2008e
- Table 44: Topps Tiles UK store portfolio 2003-2008e
- Table 45: Topps Tiles retail proposition 2009
- Table 46: Wickes company overview 2009
- Table 47: Wickes key operating statistics 2002-2008e
- Table 48: Wickes trading record 1997-2008e
- Table 49: Wickes store portfolio 1997-2008e
- Table 50: Wickes retail proposition 2009
- Table 51: Wickes space allocation 2008
- Table 52: Wilkinson company overview 2009
- Table 53: Wilkinson key operating statistics 2003-2008
- Table 54: Wilkinson trading record 1998-2009e
- Table 55: Wilkinson store profile 1998-2009e
- Table 56: Wilkinson retail proposition 2009
- Table 57: Wilkinson space allocation 2008
- Table 58: Wyevale Garden Centres company overview 2009
- Table 59: Wyevale key operating statistics 2002-2008e
- Table 60: Blooms of Bressingham key operating statistics 2002-2008e
- Table 61: Wyevale trading record 1998-2008e
- Table 62: Wyevale store profile 1998-2008e
- Table 63: Wyevale retail proposition 2009
- Table 64: Wyevale space allocation Summer 2008
- Table 65: Builders merchants - key operating statistics 2007/08
- Table 66: Jewson company overview 2009
- Table 67: Travis Perkins company overview 2009
- Table 68: Travis Perkins store portfolio 2006-2007
- Table 69: Wolseley company overview 2009
- Table 70: Smaller DIY retailers - key operating statistics 2007/2008
- Table 71: Robert Dyas company overview 2009
- Table 72: Tile Giant company overview 2009
- Table 73: Trago Mills company overview 2009
- Table 74: Woolworths company overview 2009
- Table 75: Dobbies & Notcutts company overviews 2009
- Table 76: Smaller garden centre operators - key operating statistics 2007
- Table 77: Dobbies trading record 2002-2008e
- Table 78: Notcutts trading record 2002-2008e
List of Figures
- Figure 1: DIY & gardening vs. total retail growth 1998-2008e
- Figure 2: DIY vs. gardening growth 1998-2008e
- Figure 3: DIY & gardening vs. total retail inflation/deflation 1998-2008e
- Figure 4: DIY expenditure - principal components % 2008e
- Figure 5: Gardening expenditure - principal components % 2008e
- Figure 6: Key drivers of DIY spending 2009
- Figure 7: UK annual house price inflation 1998-2009e
- Figure 8: Housing transactions (England & Wales) 1998-2009e
- Figure 9: DIY market growth & real disposable income 1998-2009e
- Figure 10: Housing equity withdrawal 1998-2009e
- Figure 11: Key strategy responses by DIY specialists 2009
- Figure 12: Store opening activity by major retailers 2003-2009e
- Figure 13: Tactics in communicating value credentials 2008
- Figure 14: Environmental initiatives in DIY & Gardening Retailing 2009
- Figure 15: Multi-channel developments 2009
- Figure 16: B&Q DIY & gardening market share 1998-2008e
- Figure 17: Focus DIY & gardening market shares 1998-2008e
- Figure 18: Argos & Homebase DIY & gardening market shares 1998-2008e
- Figure 19: Home Retail Group sales breakdown 2007/08
- Figure 20: Home Retail Group profit breakdown 2007/08
- Figure 21: Homebase sales mix 2007/08
- Figure 22: Topps Tiles DIY & gardening market share 1998-2008e
- Figure 23: Wickes DIY & gardening market share 1998-2008e
- Figure 24: Wilkinson DIY & gardening market shares 1998-2008e
- Figure 25: Wyevale market shares 1998-2008e

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