“Restructuring of the furniture sector is on-going with specialist retailers continuing to fall by the wayside partly because of weak consumer demand and partly because specialists have failed to defend their share from encroachment from non-specialists, including grocers. The growing trend to online browsing and buying is becoming a major battleground for shopper attention involving all retailers and unless store-based specialists embrace this trend more of them will fail because ...
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The Consumer – Where Do We Shop for Furniture?
The Consumer – Attitudes Towards Spending on Furniture
The Consumer – Factors Influencing Choice of Store
The Consumer – Furniture Shopping Behaviour
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Appendix – Internal Market Environment
Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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Appendix – The Consumer – Where Do We Shop for Furniture?
Appendix – The Consumer – Attitudes Towards Spending on Furniture
Appendix – The Consumer – Factors Influencing Choice of Store
Appendix – The Consumer – Furniture Shopping Behaviour
16th March 2012
"From its peak in 2007 to 2011, the floorcoverings retail sector lost 40% in annual revenues. We estimate the decline will ease significantly in 2012 as the floorcoverings market reaches its lowest point."
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Who’s purchasing ‘big ticket’ furniture and what do they want?
