Abstract
Doom and gloom or scope for revival is the key question in the bedroom furniture market. For products seen largely as functional, an environment of rising interest rates and a tightening of consumer spending does not bode well.
With the addition of cheap foreign imports and a highly competitive retail market the future is complex for traditional UK manufacturers.
There are shards of brightness, as younger consumers turn the bedroom into a multipurpose living space. This may give operators a chance to rethink the traditional nature of the bedroom