[Report] US Hand Tools Market Research TOC

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HOUSING PRICES DRIVE SALES IN HOME IMPROVEMENT INDUSTRY: Economic Growth and PDI; - Figure 1 Personal disposable income, 1995-2001; - Figure 2 Retail home channel sales, at current and constant prices, 1997-2002; - Figure 3 Total U.S. sales by home improvement retailers, as defined by the NRHA, at current and constant prices, 1997-2002; Housing Sales; - Figure 4 Sales of homes, new and existing, 1992-2002
RESIDENTIAL REPAIRS AND REMODELING: - Figure 5 Homes undergoing major renovations, 1985-2000
CHANGES IN AUTOMOBILE SALES AND TECHNOLOGY: - Figure 6 Total U.S. volume sales of cars and light trucks, 1997-2002
WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN DIY
HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
INNOVATION IN ERGONOMICS, FEATURES AND MATERIALS
COMPETITION FROM BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS

- Figure 7 Retail sales of hand tools, at current and constant prices, 1997-2002

- Graph 1 Retail sales of hand tools, at current and constant prices, 1997-2002

OVERVIEW: - Figure 8 Retail sales of hand tools, segmented by tool type, 2000 and 2002
HAND SERVICE TOOLS
EDGE TOOLS
SAWS
OTHER HAND TOOLS

INTRODUCTION: Price Competition due to Retailers and Imports
MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY: - Figure 9 Estimated U.S. sales of DIY hand tools for selected manufacturers, at wholesale prices, 2000 and 2002
MANUFACTURER PROFILES: Stanley Works; Danaher Corporation; Cooper Industries; Snap-On; Newell Rubbermaid (American Tools and American Saw); Selected Private Manufacturers; Vaughan & Bushnell; Channellock

OVERVIEW
MAJOR MANUFACTURER ACTIVITY: Stanley Works; Sears-Craftsman (Danaher); Snap-On; Cooper Tools; Newell Rubbermaid (American Tool and American Saw)

INTRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION IN RETAIL: - Figure 10 Retail sales of hand tools, by channel, 2000 and 2002; - Graph 2 Retail sales of hand tools, by channel, 2002; - Figure 11 Market share of total home channel sales, by retailer, 2001; Retailers Drive Price Competition and Innovation
HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTERS: - Figure 12 Top home improvement retailers, by number of stores, March 2003; - Figure 13 Top home improvement retailers, by sales, financial years ending 2002 and 2003; Home Depot; Lowe's
MASS MERCHANDISERS: - Figure 14 Number of mass merchandiser retailers, March 2003; - Figure 15 Top mass merchandiser retailers, by sales, financial years ending 2002 and 2003; Wal-Mart
SEARS: - Figure 16 Sears, by sales, financial years ending 2002 and 2003; - Figure 17 Sears department store sales of home improvement products, 2000 and 2001; Sears Hardware Stores
LUMBERYARDS: - Figure 18 Top lumberyard retailers, by sales, 2000 and 2001; Carolina Holdings; 84 Lumber
INDEPENDENT HARDWARE STORES: Hardware Buying Cooperatives; - Figure 19 Top independent hardware-buying groups, by total sales, 2000 and 2001; TruServ; Ace Hardware; Do it Best

INTRODUCTION
OWNERSHIP OF HAND TOOLS: - Figure 20 Ownership of hand tools, April 2003; - Figure 21 Ownership of hand tools, by gender, April 2003; - Figure 22 Ownership of hand tools, by age, April 2003; - Figure 23 Ownership of hand tools, by home ownership, April 2003; - Figure 24 Ownership of hand tools, by household income, April 2003; - Figure 25 Ownership of hand tools, by region, April 2003
WHAT HAND TOOLS ARE USED FOR: - Figure 26 What hand tools are used for, April 2003; - Figure 27 What hand tools are used for, by gender, April 2003; - Figure 28 What hand tools are used for, by age, April 2003; - Figure 29 What hand tools are used for, by income, April 2003; - Figure 30 What hand tools are used for, by race, April 2003; - Figure 31 What hand tools are used for, by home ownership status, April 2003; - Figure 32 What hand tools are used for, by region, April 2003; - Figure 33 What hand tools are used for, by metro status, April 2003; - Figure 34 What hand tools are used for, by type of tool owned, April 2003; - Figure 35 Type of tool owned, by number of occasions using hand tools in the last six months, April 2003

FUTURE TRENDS: Overall Growth in the DIY Industry; Retailing Trends; Innovation Important to Future Growth; An Aging Population; - Figure 36 American population projections, by age, 1995-2010; An Ethnically Diverse Population; - Figure 37 U.S. population, by race/ethnicity, 2000-10; Women as Potential Growth Area
MARKET FORECAST: Forecasts; - Figure 38 Forecast of U.S. retail sales of hand tools, at current and constant prices, 2002-07; - Graph 3 Forecast of U.S. retail sales of hand tools, at current and constant prices, 2002-2007; Forecast Factors

CONSUMER RESEARCH: Sampling & Weighting; Presentation & Definition; Further Analysis
TRADE RESEARCH: Informal trade research; Formal trade research
DESK & INTERNET RESEARCH
SOURCES
DEFINITIONS
FORECASTS

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Hand Tools - US - May 2003