Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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- The future
- Market size and performance
- The competitive landscape
Report Scope
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- Technical notes
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- VAT
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- Figure 1: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2007/08
- Other abbreviations
Broader Market Environment
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- Positive factors
- Negative factors
- Gradual population growth
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- Figure 2: France: Population trends, 2003-08
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- Figure 3: France: Population projections, by age group, 2005-45
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- Figure 4: France: Household size projections, 2005-30
- Economy
- GDP – recent improvement
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- Figure 5: France: Gross domestic product, 1996-2007
- Cautious consumer
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- Figure 6: France: Household consumer expenditure, 1995-2007
- Low inflation
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- Figure 7: France: Consumer prices, 2002-07
The Market in Context
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- Key findings
- Furniture holding its own
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- Figure 8: France: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2003-07
Channels of Distribution
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key findings
- Economic outlook
- Retail prospects
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- Figure 9: France: Retail sales, 2003-12
- Recent trends in French furniture retail
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 10: France: Furniture retailers, enterprise numbers, 2001-05
Consumer Trends
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- Marketing opportunities
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- Figure 11: Change in agreement with lifestyle statements relating to the home in France, 2003-07
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- Figure 12: Agreement with lifestyle statements relating to the home in France, 2003, 2005 and 2007
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key findings
- Complementary sectors increasingly consolidating
- Conforama leading the way
- IKEA aims high
- BUT under new management
- Mobilier Européen on the expansion trail
- Camif focuses on the consumer
- Open Sesame
- Merkameuble comes to France
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- Figure 13: France: Leading players in the furniture sector, 2007
- Market shares and evaluation
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- Figure 14: France: Leading furniture specialists’ market shares, 2007
BUT International
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- Figure 15: BUT: Sales as share of Furniture retailers in France, 2003-07
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 16: BUT: Group financial performance, 2003/04-2007/08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 17: BUT: Outlet data, 2003/04-2007/08
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- Figure 18: BUT: Sales area per outlet (m²), 2007
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Conforama (PPR)
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- Figure 19: Conforama: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Europe, 2003-07
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 20: Conforama: Group financial performance, 2003-07
- Figure 21: Conforama: Breakdown of sales by geographical area, 2003-07
- France
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- Figure 22: Conforama France: Share of spending on furniture, 2003-07
- Figure 23: Conforama France: Share of spending on electricals goods, 2003-07
- Italy
- Competitive environment
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 25: Conforama: Outlet data, 2003-07
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- Figure 26: Conforama: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Figure 27: Conforama: Sales area, 2003-07
- Retail offering
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- Figure 28: Conforama: Breakdown of revenue by product category, 2003-07
- E-commerce
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Habitat
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- Figure 29: Habitat: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Europe, 2002/03-2006/07
- Figure 30: Habitat UK: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in UK, 2002/03-2006/07
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 31: Habitat: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 32: Habitat: Company-owned outlet numbers, 2008
- Figure 33: Habitat: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Ikea
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- Figure 34: IKEA Europe: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Europe, 2003-07
- Background
- Strategic evaluation
- Financial performance
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- Figure 35: IKEA: Group financial performance, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 36: IKEA: Largest markets, 2006/07
- Figure 37: IKEA: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in France, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 38: IKEA France: Performance, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 39: IKEA: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Germany, 2002/03-2006/07
- Figure 40: IKEA Germany: Performance, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 41: IKEA: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Sweden, 2002/03-2006/07
- Figure 42: IKEA Sweden: Performance, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 43: IKEA: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in UK, 2002/03-2006/07
- Figure 44: IKEA UK: Performance, 2002/03-2006/07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 45: IKEA: Number of stores per country, 2006/07
- Figure 46: IKEA: Outlet data, 2002/03-2006/07
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- Figure 47: IKEA: Planned openings, year ending August 2008
- Retail offering
- Retail offer
- Market positioning
- Pricing
- Operational issues
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- Figure 48: IKEA: Purchasing by region, 2007
- Advertising
- Brand and loyalty card
- e-commerce
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- Figure 49: IKEA: Websites
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Mobilier Européen
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- Figure 50: Mobilier Européen: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in France, 2003-07
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 51: Mobilier Européen: Group financial performance, 2003-07
- Figure 52: Mobilier Européen: Sales by fascia, 2006-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 53: Mobilier Européen: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Figure 54: Mobilier Européen: Outlet data by fascia, 2007
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- Figure 55: Mobilier Européen: Store sizes by fascia, 2007
- Retail offering
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Nobia
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- Figure 56: Nobia: Sales as share of furniture retailers’ sales in Europe, 2003-07
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 57: Nobia: Group financial performance, 2003-07
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- Figure 58: Nobia (UK): Sales by business unit, 2007
- The Nordic region
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- Figure 59: Nobia (Nordic): Sales by business unit, 2007
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- Figure 60: Nobia (Continental Europe): Sales by business unit, 2007
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 61: Nobia: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
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- Figure 62: Nobia: Main businesses’ market positioning, 2008
- Brands
- Product offer
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- Figure 63: Nobia (UK, Nordic, Continental Europe): Sales mix, 2007
- Pricing
- Competition
- e-commerce
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Tapis Saint Maclou
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- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 64: Tapis Saint Maclou: Group financial performance, 2003-07
- Figure 65: Tapis Saint Maclou: Geographical breakdown of sales (estimated), 2007
- Allied Carpet Group
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- Figure 66: Allied Carpets: Sales as share of carpet retailers’ sales in the UK, 2003-07
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 67: Tapis Saint Maclou: Outlet data, 2003-07
- Figure 68: Tapis Saint Maclou: Outlet data, 2007
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- Figure 69: Tapis Saint Maclou: Fascias by country, 2007
- Retail offering
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