Retail Futures: Homewares Q3
2010

Retail Futures: Homewares Q3 2010

Introduction

Verdict Research: Retail Futures is a unique forecasting tool providing dynamic forecasts and analysis of market demand and price pressures every three months. A Sector Summary Report and seven UK sector and two UK channel forecasts are available (Clothing & Footwear, DIY & Gardening, Electricals, Furniture & Floorcoverings, Food & Grocery, Health & Beauty, Homewares, e-Retail, DIY Superstores).

Scope

• This unique service provides constantly updated forecasts than ensures you are making the right decisions, based on the latest data.
• The reliable and accurate data exposes opportunities for growth and is a key operational planning tool to aid tactical and strategic decision-making.
• It allows you to benchmark performance with confidence and set effective targets to help maximise performance.

Highlights

Growth trending upwards

• Driven by higher inflation in food & grocery.
• Volumes continue to improve - returning to growth in non-food - though this is against extremely weak comparatives.

Non-food growth improves.

• Nonetheless, clothing & footwear and health & beauty remain the only non-food sectors experiencing growth.
• driven by inflation, with the return of VAT to 17.5%, the weakness of sterling and rising cotton prices.

Home related sectors continue to struggle.

• The housing market remains stagnant and is showing no imminent signs of meaningful uplift.
• Weakening consumer confidence, high unemployment and squeezed disposable income is further impacting discretionary demand.

Reasons to Purchase

• What impact will public sector cuts have on the retail sector?
• How will the homewares sector perform in 2011, compared with total retail?
• What effect will inflationary pressures have on the homewares sector?

• Setting The Scene
  • Economic Synopsis
  • Retail Synopsis
• Total Retail Spending Analysis
  • Overview
  • Growth Drivers This Quarter
  • Growth Trends
• Homewares Analysis
  • Overview
  • Growth Drivers This Quarter
  • Growth Trends
  • Sector vs. Total Retail
  • Forecast Data
  • Total Sector Forecasts
  • Category Forecasts
• Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Principle Sources
  • Definitions