Furniture & Floorcoverings

Table of Contents

• KEY FINDINGS
• MAIN CONCLUSIONS
• MARKET ANALYSIS
  • MARKET DEFINITION
  • FURNITURE & FLOORCOVERINGS EXPENDITURE
  • FURNITURE & FLOORCOVERINGS BREAKDOWN
  • FURNITURE SPECIALISTS.
  • FLOORCOVERINGS SPECIALISTS
  • KEY DRIVERS
  • ECONOMIC DRIVERS
  • DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS
  • SOCIAL/CULTURAL DRIVERS
  • SUPPLY SIDE DRIVERS
  • CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION
• COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS
  • FURNITURE MARKET SHARES
  • FLOORCOVERINGS MARKET SHARES
  • KEY OPERATING STATISTICS
  • ADVERTISING
• OUTLOOK
  • ONGOING CONSOLIDATION IN HOME MARKET
  • NON-SPECIALISTS GAINING IN FURNITURE
  • FLOORCOVERINGS SPECIALISTS ONGOING DOMINANCE
  • NON-SPECIALIST FURNITURE ASSAULT
  • STRENGTHENING CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUS
  • STRATEGIES FOR SALES GROWTH
  • FURTHER BIG-NAME CASUALTIES LESS LIKELY
  • ...BUT ONGOING PROFIT PRESSURES
  • CORE GROWTH PILLARS
  • HOUSING MARKET EXPOSURE
  • 2005 GROWTH FORECAST
• ALLIED CARPETS
• ARGOS
• B&Q
• CARPETRIGHT
• DFS.
• FURNITURE VILLAGE
• HOMEBASE
• HOMEFORM
• HOMESTYLE
• IKEA
• JOHN LEWIS
• LAND OF LEATHER
• MAGNET
• MFI..
• NEXT
• SC
• MAIL ORDER RETAILERS
• SMALLER FURNITURE & FLOORCOVERINGS RETAILERS
• GLOSSARY
• INDEX