Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Retail Sales
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- Figure 1: All retail sales, at current and constant 1990 prices, 1990-98
- Figure 2: Retail sales through retailers of furniture, lighting and household articles, at current and constant 1990 prices, 1990-98
- Figure 3: Retail sales through retailers of floorcoverings, at current and constant 1990 prices, 1990-98
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Sector Structure
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- Figure 4: Sector structure of furniture retailers, 1990-98
- Figure 5: Sector structure of carpet retailers, 1990-98
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Consumer Expenditure
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- Figure 6: Consumer expenditure by sector, at current prices, 1993-98
- Figure 7: Consumer expenditure by sector, at constant 1993 prices, 1993-98
- Figure 8: Consumer expenditure on living and dining room furniture, upholstered and non-upholstered, 1993-98
- Figure 9: Market segmentation of kitchen furniture, by sector, 1991-98
- Figure 10: Market segmentation of bedroom furniture (excl beds and mattresses), at current and constant 1993 prices, 1993-98
- Figure 11: Consumer expenditure on beds, including mattresses, by value, 1993-98
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Market Factors
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- Figure 12: Trends in GDP and consumer expenditure, at current prices, 1990-98
- Figure 13: Trends in GDP and consumer expenditure, at constant 1990 prices, 1990-98
- Figure 14: Trends in PDI and savings ratios, 1990-98
- Figure 15: Number of house moves in UK, 1990-98
- Figure 16: UK housing stock and owner occupation, 1990-98
- Figure 17: Number and size of UK households, 1990-98
- Figure 18: Marriage and divorce in Great Britain, 1990-98
- Figure 19: UK population, by age distribution, 1990-2003
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Retail Shares
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- Figure 20: Retail shares of the furniture and carpet market, 1996 and 1998
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Market Shares
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- Figure 21: Estimated shares of furniture and carpets retailing by value, by leading multiples, 1998
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Consumer Shopping
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- Figure 22: Customers who have purchased new items in the last 12 months, 1995-98
- Figure 23: Source of purchase for furniture, November 1998
- Figure 24: Purchasing of furniture by demographic group, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, November 1998
- Figure 25: Important issues when buying furniture, November 1998
- Figure 26: Most important issues when buying furniture, by demographic sub-group, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, November 1998
- Figure 27: Important issues when buying furniture, by demographic sub-group, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, November 1998
- Figure 28: Important issues when buying furniture, by store type, November 1998
- Figure 29: Other issues that are seen as important when buying furniture, by store type, November 1998
- Figure 30: Other issues that are considered important when buying furniture, by demographic groups, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, November 1998
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Retail Profiles
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- Figure 31: MFI Furniture Group plc, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 32: IKEA, financial performance, 1995-97
- Figure 33: DFS Furniture Company plc, financial performance, 1995-98
- Figure 34: Courts plc, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 35: Harveys Furnishings plc, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 36: UNO plc, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 37: B&Q, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 38: Marks & Spencer, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 39: John Lewis, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 40: Allders plc, financial performance, 1994-98
- Figure 41: Argos plc, financial performance, 1995-97
- Figure 42: Allied Carpets, financial performance, 1994-98
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Retail Practices and Operational Issues
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- Figure 44: Main media advertising expenditure by leading furniture and carpets retailers, year to September 1998
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The Future
Forecast
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- Figure 45: Forecast of consumer expenditure on furniture and floorcoverings, 1998-2003
- Figure 46: Forecast of retail sales through furniture and floorcovering specialists, 1998-2003
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