UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers 2007

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Key Findings
• Main Conclusions

CHAPTER 2 MARKET ANALYSIS

• Market Definition
• Furniture & Floorcoverings Expenditure
• Furniture & Floorcoverings Growth
• Furniture & Floorcoverings Inflation
• Furniture & Floorcoverings Breakdown
• Furniture Specialists
• Floorcoverings Specialists
• Key Drivers
  • Housing Market
  • Housing Equity Withdrawal
• Channels of Distribution

CHAPTER 3 COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS

• Furniture Market Shares
• Floorcoverings Market Shares
• Key Operating Statistics
• Advertising

CHAPTER 4 OUTLOOK

• Economic outlook
• Margin Pressure
• Differentiation From Competition Remains Key
  • A More Focused Approach?
  • Moving Away From a Discounting Emphasis
• New Home Formats Increase Pressure on Specialists
• Furniture Retailers Improve Green Credentials
• Market Collaboration Drives Growth in Floorcoverings
• Buoyant Beds Sector
• Challenge To Build Customer Loyalty and Relationships
• Online Opportunities

CHAPTER 5 ALLIED CARPETS

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 6 B&Q

• Company Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 7 CARPETRIGHT

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
  • Recent Trading
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 8 DFS

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 9 DREAMS

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 10 FURNITURE VILLAGE

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 11 HOME RETAIL GROUP

• Company Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Records
  • Argos Recent Trading
  • Homebase Recent Trading
• Store Portfolios
• Retail Propositions
• Outlooks
  • Argos
  • Homebase

CHAPTER 12 HOMEFORM GROUP

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 13 HOMESTYLE GROUP

• Company Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 14 IKEA

• Company Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 15 JOHN LEWIS

• Company Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Record
  • Six Months to July 2007
  • Current Trading
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 16 LAND OF LEATHER

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Profile
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 17 MAGNET

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 18 MFI

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 19 NEXT

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
  • Six Months to July 2007
• Store Portfolio
  • Six Months to July 2007
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 20 SCS

• Company Overview
• Market Share
• Trading Record
  • Current Trading
• Store Portfolio
• Retail Proposition
• Outlook

CHAPTER 21 SMALLER FURNITURE & FLOORCOVERINGS RETAILERS

• Overview
• Market Shares
• Trading Records
• Trading Records
• Store Profiles
• Floors-2-Go
• Focus
• Habitat
• ILVA
• M&S
• Reid Furniture
• Topps Tiles
• Wickes

CHAPTER 22 GLOSSARY

• Financial Statistics - VAT
• Trading Profile
• Physical Development
• Abbreviations
• List of Tables
  • Table 1: Furniture & floorcoverings market definition 2007
  • Table 2: Consumer expenditure on furniture & floorcoverings 1997-2007e
  • Table 3: Furniture specialists sales and space 1997-2007e
  • Table 4: Floorcoverings specialists sales and space 1997-2007e
  • Table 5: Furniture & floorcoverings channels of distribution 2002 & 2007e
  • Table 6: Leading furniture retailers market shares 2001-2007e
  • Table 7: Leading floorcoverings retailers market shares 2001-2007e
  • Table 8: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers key operating statistics - Sales 2006/07
  • Table 9: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers key operating statistics - Stores 2006/07
  • Table 10: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists advertising media expenditure 2001-2006
  • Table 11: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers advertising spend by medium 2006
  • Table 12: Allied Carpets company overview 2007
  • Table 13: Allied Carpets key operating statistics 2002-2007e
  • Table 14: Allied Carpets trading record 1997-2007e
  • Table 15: Allied Carpets store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 16: Allied Carpets space allocation 2007
  • Table 17: Allied Carpets retail proposition 2007
  • Table 18: B&Q company overview 2007
  • Table 19: B&Q key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 20: B&Q trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 21: B&Q store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 22: B&Q retail proposition 2007
  • Table 23: Carpetright company overview 2007
  • Table 24: Carpetright key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 25: Carpetright UK & Ireland trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 26: Carpetright UK & Ireland store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 28: Carpetright retail proposition 2007
  • Table 29: Carpetright space allocation 2007
  • Table 27: Carpetright store profile - April 2006 to April 2007
  • Table 28: DFS company overview 2007
  • Table 29: DFS key operating statistics 2002-2007e
  • Table 30: DFS trading record 1997-2007e
  • Table 31: DFS store portfolio 1997-2007e
  • Table 32: DFS retail proposition 2007
  • Table 33: DFS space allocation 2007
  • Table 34: Dreams company overview 2007
  • Table 35: Dreams key operating statistics 2003-2007
  • Table 36: Dreams trading record 2001-2007e
  • Table 37: Dreams store portfolio 2001-2007e
  • Table 38: Dreams retail proposition 2007
  • Table 39: Furniture Village company overview 2007
  • Table 40: Furniture Village key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 41: Furniture Village trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 42: Furniture Village store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 43: Furniture Village retail proposition 2007
  • Table 44: Furniture Village space allocation 2007
  • Table 45: Home Retail Group overview 2007
  • Table 46: Argos key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 47: Homebase key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 48: Home Retail Group trading record 2001-2007
  • Table 49: Argos trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 50: Homebase trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 51: Argos store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 52: Homebase store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 53: Argos catalogue space allocation Autumn/Winter 2006 and 2007
  • Table 54: Argos retail proposition 2007
  • Table 55: Homebase retail proposition 2007
  • Table 56: HomeForm company overview 2007
  • Table 57: HomeForm key operating statistics 2003-2006e
  • Table 58: HomeForm trading record 1996-2006e
  • Table 59: HomeForm Group divisional trading record 1996-2006e
  • Table 60: HomeForm estimated store portfolio 1996-2006
  • Table 61: HomeForm retail proposition 2007
  • Table 62: Homestyle company overview 2007
  • Table 63: Homestyle key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 64: Homestyle trading record 2002-2007e
  • Table 65: Divisional trading record 2002-2007e
  • Table 66: Homestyle furniture division store numbers 2003-2007
  • Table 67: Homestyle beds division store numbers 2003-2007e
  • Table 68: Homestyle store analysis June 2007
  • Table 69: Homestyle retail proposition 2007
  • Table 70: Harveys space allocation 2007
  • Table 71: IKEA company overview 2007
  • Table 72: IKEA key operating statistics 2002-2007e
  • Table 73: IKEA UK turnover record 1997-2007e
  • Table 74: IKEA store portfolio 1997-2007e
  • Table 75: IKEA store locations and year of opening 1987-2007
  • Table 76: IKEA space allocation 2007
  • Table 77: IKEA retail proposition 2007
  • Table 78: John Lewis company overview 2007
  • Table 79: John Lewis key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 80: John Lewis Stores trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 81: John Lewis store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 82: John Lewis opening plans 2008-2013
  • Table 83: John Lewis relocation plans 2007-2011
  • Table 84: John Lewis retail proposition 2007
  • Table 85: John Lewis furniture & floorcoverings space allocation 2007
  • Table 86: Land of Leather company overview 2006
  • Table 87: Land of Leather key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 88: Land of Leather trading record 2000-2007
  • Table 89: Land of Leather store profile 2002-2007
  • Table 90: Land of Leather concessions, July 2007
  • Table 91: Land of Leather space allocation 2007
  • Table 92: Land of Leather retail proposition 2006
  • Table 93: Magnet company overview 2007
  • Table 94: Magnet key operating statistics 2002-2007e
  • Table 95: Magnet trading record 1997-2007e
  • Table 96: Magnet store portfolio 1997-2007e
  • Table 97: Magnet space allocation 2007
  • Table 98: Magnet retail proposition 2007
  • Table 99: MFI company overview 2007
  • Table 100: MFI key operating statistics 2003-2007e
  • Table 101: MFI UK Retail trading record 1997-2007e
  • Table 102: MFI UK retail store portfolio 1997-2007e
  • Table 103: MFI space allocation 2006
  • Table 104: MFI retail proposition 2007
  • Table 105: Next company overview 2007
  • Table 106: Next key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 107: Next Group trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 108: Next Brand* sales breakdown 2003-2007
  • Table 109: Next UK store profile 1997-2007e
  • Table 110: Next space allocation 2007
  • Table 111: Next retail proposition 2007
  • Table 112: ScS company overview 2007
  • Table 113: ScS key operating statistics 2002-2007
  • Table 114: ScS trading record 1997-2007
  • Table 115: ScS store portfolio 1997-2007
  • Table 116: ScS retail proposition 2007
  • Table 117: ScS space allocation 2007
  • Table 118: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers furniture and floorcoverings market shares 2007e
  • Table 119: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers sales and operating margins 2006/07e
  • Table 120: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers store portfolios 2006/07e
  • Table 121: Floors-2-Go company overview 2007
  • Table 122: Focus company overview 2007
  • Table 123: Habitat company overview 2007
  • Table 124: ILVA company overview 2007
  • Table 125: M&S company overview 2007
  • Table 126: Reid Furniture company overview 2007
  • Table 127: Topps Tiles company overview 2007
  • Table 128: Wickes company overview 2007
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1: Furniture & floorcoverings and total retail growth 1997-2007e
  • Figure 2: Furniture & floorcoverings retail growth by subsector 1997-2007e
  • Figure 3: Furniture, floorcoverings and total retail implied inflation/deflation 1997-2007e
  • Figure 4: Furniture by product category 2007
  • Figure 5: Floorcoverings by product category 2007
  • Figure 6: Impact of housing market on furniture & floorcoverings 2007
  • Figure 7: House price inflation (England & Wales) 1996-2007e
  • Figure 8: Housing transactions (England & Wales) 1996-2007e
  • Figure 9: Housing equity withdrawal 1996-2007e
  • Figure 10: Furniture retailers market share gains and losses 2007 on 2006
  • Figure 11: Floorcoverings retailers market share gains and losses 2007 on 2006
  • Figure 12: Economic outlook 2007-08
  • Figure 13: Key cost pressures affecting furniture & floorcoverings retailers 2008
  • Figure 14: Strategies to reduce focus on discounting 2008
  • Figure 15: The introduction of Home formats by non specialists 2008
  • Figure 16: Strategies to improve retailers green credentials 2008
  • Figure 17: Retailers and manufacturers to drive floorcoverings growth 2008
  • Figure 18: Bed growth drivers 2008
  • Figure 19: Strategies to build customer loyalty and relationships 2008
  • Figure 20: Allied Carpets floorcoverings market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 21: B&Q market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 22: Carpetright floorcoverings market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 23: DFS furniture market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 24: Dreams furniture market share 2003-2007e
  • Figure 25: Furniture Village market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 26: Argos furniture market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 27: Homebase furniture & floorcoverings market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 28: Home Retail Group sales breakdown 2006/07
  • Figure 29: HomeForm furniture market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 30: Homestyle furniture market shares 2001-2007e
  • Figure 31: IKEA market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 32: John Lewis market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 33: Land of Leather market share performance 2001-2007e
  • Figure 34: Magnet furniture market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 35: MFI furniture market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 36: Next furniture market share 2001-2007e
  • Figure 37: ScS furniture market share 2001-2007e