UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers 2006

Publication Date	December 2006
Publisher	Verdict
Product Type	Report
Pages	233
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	VDT00156

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Summary

Introduction

Following challenging market conditions in 2005, this year furniture & floorcoverings has performed significantly better. Despite a steep sales decline by MFI, the market is set to deliver stronger growth in 2006, fuelled by an improved economic picture, a flood of new cheap space to the market and ambitious expansion strategies from ScS and Land of Leather.

Scope

Comprehensive market coverage - ten years' data on furniture & floorcoverings expenditure.
Market shares and key operating statistics of leading specialist and non-specialist operators.
Retailer profiles include sales, operating profit and margins, sales per sq ft, store and space growth plus retail operations and company outlook.

Highlights

After the challenging market conditions presented in 2005, the furniture sector as a whole has picked up in 2006. We expect growth of 2.4%, pushing the total market value to over 12.9bn. Though this represents a clear improvement on the 1.0% growth achieved in 2005, furniture remains among the slowest performing retail sectors in the UK.

In 2006 MFI looks certain to be knocked off its perch as the number one UK furniture retailer having held the position for more than 20 years. After several years of difficult trading, catalogue retailer Argos is set to supplant MFI to take the crown. Furthermore, we expect that MFI will also fall behind DFS and IKEA.

The smaller floorcoverings sector is on track for an improved performance in 2006. After a decline in the market of 4.5% in 2005, growth of 0.9% though modest is nonetheless good news. The brighter economic outlook, and the increased number of property transactions are the main reasons for this improved performance.

Reasons to Purchase

Quantify opportunities in the furniture and floorcoverings market and enhance your understanding of the key issues, trends and dynamics in the market.
Benchmark performance measures and use best practice examples and action points to devise a competitive strategy in this changing market.
Be aware of the challenges that face all operators in the market as well those of different retail formats to ensure productive, growth plans.

Content

Chapter 1 Executive Summary
- Key Findings
- Main Conclusions
Chapter 2 Market Analysis
- Market Definition
- Furniture & Floorcoverings Expenditure
- Furniture & Floorcoverings Growth
- Furniture & Floorcoverings Inflation
- Furniture & Floorcoverings Breakdown
- Furniture Specialists
- Floorcoverings Specialists
- Market Drivers
- Housing Market
- Housing Transactions
- Mortgage Equity Withdrawal
- Consumer Confidence
- Vacant Space
- Channels of Distribution
Chapter 3 Company Data Analysis
- Furniture Market Shares
- Floorcoverings Market Shares
- Key Operating Statistics
- Advertising
Chapter 4 Outlook
- More Favourable Economic Outlook Remains Fragile
- Space Expansion to Drive Specialists
- Furniture Specialists Revival
- Non-specialists Lead the Way in Multichannel
- Established Players to Feel Pressure From New Entrants
- Domination of Carpetright in Floorcoverings
Chapter 5 Allied Carpets
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 6 B&q
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 7 Carpetright
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 8 Dfs
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 9 Furniture Village
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 10 Home Retail Group
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Records
- Store Portfolios
- Retail Propositions
- Outlooks - Argos
- Outlooks - Homebase
Chapter 11 Homeform
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 12 Homestyle Group
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 13 Ikea
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 14 John Lewis
- Company Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Record
- Year to January 2006
- Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 15 Land Of Leather
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Profile
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 16 Magnet
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 17 Mfi
- Company Overview
- Management
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 18 Next
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Year to January 2006
- Current Trading
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 19 Scs
- Company Overview
- Market Share
- Trading Record
- Store Portfolio
- Retail Proposition
- Outlook
Chapter 20 Smaller Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers
- Overview
- Market Shares
- Trading Records
- Store Profiles
- Dreams
- Floors 2 Go
- Focus
- Habitat
- ILVA
- M&S
- Reid Furniture
- Topps Tiles
- Wickes
Chapter 21 Glossary
- Financial Statistics - VAT
- Trading Profile
- Physical Development
- Abbreviations
List of Tables
- Table 1: Furniture & floorcoverings market definition 2006
- Table 2: Consumer expenditure on furniture & floorcoverings 1996-2006
- Table 3: Furniture specialists sales and space 1996-2006
- Table 4: Floorcoverings specialists sales and space 1996-2006
- Table 5: Furniture & floorcoverings channels of distribution 2001 & 2006
- Table 6: Leading furniture retailers market shares 2000-2006e
- Table 7: Leading floorcoverings retailers market shares 2000-2006e
- Table 8: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers key operating statistics - Sales 2005/06
- Table 9: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers key operating statistics - Stores 2005/06
- Table 10: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists advertising media expenditure 2000-2005
- Table 11: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers advertising media spend by medium 2005
- Table 12: Space expansion of key existing furniture & floorcoverings specialists 2006
- Table 13: Leading furniture & floorcoverings retailers multi-channel positioning 2006
- Table 14: Allied Carpets company overview 2006
- Table 15: Allied Carpets key operating statistics 2003-2005
- Table 16: Allied Carpets trading record 1996-2005
- Table 17: Allied Carpets store portfolio 1996-2005
- Table 18: Allied Carpets space allocation 2006
- Table 19: Allied Carpets retail proposition 2006
- Table 20: B&Q company overview 2006
- Table 21: B&Q key operating statistics 2000-2006
- Table 22: B&Q trading record 1996-2006
- Table 23: B&Q store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 24: B&Q retail proposition 2006
- Table 25: Carpetright company overview 2006
- Table 26: Carpetright key operating statistics 2004-2006
- Table 27: Carpetright UK & Ireland trading record 1996-2006
- Table 28: Carpetright UK & Ireland store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 29: Carpetright retail proposition 2006
- Table 30: Carpetright space allocation 2006
- Table 31: DFS company overview 2006
- Table 32: DFS key operating statistics 2001-2006e
- Table 33: DFS trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 34: DFS store portfolio 1996-2006e
- Table 35: DFS retail proposition 2006
- Table 36: DFS space allocation 2006
- Table 37: Furniture Village company overview 2006
- Table 38: Furniture Village key operating statistics 2003-2006
- Table 39: Furniture Village trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 40: Furniture Village store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 41: Furniture Village retail proposition 2006
- Table 42: Furniture Village space allocation 2006
- Table 43: Home Retail Group overview 2006
- Table 44: Argos key operating statistics 2002-2006
- Table 45: Homebase key operating statistics 2002-2006
- Table 46: Home Retail Group trading record 2001-2006
- Table 47: Argos trading record 1996-2006
- Table 48: Homebase trading record 1996-2006
- Table 49: Argos store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 50: Homebase store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 51: Argos catalogue space allocation Autumn/Winter 2006
- Table 52: Argos retail proposition 2006
- Table 53: Homebase retail proposition 2006
- Table 54: HomeForm company overview 2006
- Table 55: HomeForm key operating statistics 2003-2006e
- Table 56: HomeForm trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 57: HomeForm Group divisional trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 58: HomeForm store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 59: HomeForm retail proposition 2006
- Table 60: Homestyle company overview 2006
- Table 61: Homestyle key operating statistics 2003-2006
- Table 62: Homestyle trading record 2001-2005
- Table 63: Homestyle furniture division store numbers 2002-2006
- Table 64: Homestyle beds division store numbers 2002-2006
- Table 65: Homestyle store analysis July 2006
- Table 66: Homestyle retail proposition 2006
- Table 67: Harveys space allocation 2006
- Table 68: IKEA company overview 2006
- Table 69: IKEA key operating statistics 2003-2006e
- Table 70: IKEA UK turnover record 1996-2006e
- Table 71: IKEA store portfolio 1996-2006e
- Table 72: IKEA store locations and year of opening
- Table 73: IKEA space allocation 2006
- Table 74: IKEA retail proposition 2006
- Table 75: John Lewis company overview 2006
- Table 76: John Lewis key operating statistics 2001-2006
- Table 77: John Lewis stores trading record 1996-2006
- Table 78: John Lewis store portfolio 1996-2006
- Table 79: John Lewis opening plans 2007-2010
- Table 80: John Lewis relocation plans 2007-2010
- Table 81: John Lewis retail proposition 2006
- Table 82: Land of Leather company overview 2006
- Table 83: Land of Leather key operating statistics 2004-2006
- Table 84: Land of Leather trading record 2000-2006
- Table 85: Land of Leather store profile 2002-2006
- Table 86: Land of Leather retail proposition 2006
- Table 87: Magnet company overview 2006
- Table 88: Magnet key operating statistics 2003-2006e
- Table 89: Magnet trading record 1995-2006e
- Table 90: Magnet store portfolio 1996-2006e
- Table 91: Magnet space allocation 2006
- Table 92: Magnet retail proposition 2006
- Table 93: MFI company overview 2006
- Table 94: MFI key operating statistics 2003-2005
- Table 95: MFI UK Retail trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 96: MFI UK retail store portfolio 1995-2005
- Table 97: MFI UK store profile 2004 & 2005
- Table 98: MFI retail proposition 2006
- Table 99: MFI space allocation 2006
- Table 100: Next company overview 2006
- Table 101: Next key operating statistics 2001-2006
- Table 102: Next Group trading record 1996-2006
- Table 103: Next Brand* sales breakdown 2002-2006
- Table 104: Next UK store profile 1996-2006e
- Table 105: Next store breakdown January 2004, 2005 & 2006
- Table 106: Next space allocation 2006
- Table 107: Next retail proposition 2006
- Table 108: ScS company overview 2006
- Table 109: ScS key operating statistics 2003-2006e
- Table 110: ScS trading record 1996-2006e
- Table 111: ScS store portfolio 1996-2006e
- Table 112: ScS retail proposition 2006
- Table 113: ScS space allocation 2006
- Table 114: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers comparative performance 06e - furniture & floorcoverings
- Table 115: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers comparative performance 2005/06 - trading record
- Table 116: Smaller furniture & floorcoverings retailers comparative performance 2005/06e - store portfolio
- Table 117: Dreams company overview 2006
- Table 118: Floors 2 Go company overview 2006
- Table 119: Focus company overview 2006
- Table 120: Habitat company overview 2006
- Table 121: ILVA company overview 2006
- Table 122: M&S company overview 2006
- Table 123: Reid Furniture Company Overview
- Table 124: Topps Tiles company overview 2006
- Table 125: Wickes Company Overview
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Furniture & floorcoverings and total retail growth 1996-2006
- Figure 2: Furniture, floorcoverings and total retail implied inflation/deflation 1996-2006
- Figure 3: Furniture by product category 2006
- Figure 4: Floorcoverings by product category 2006
- Figure 5: House price inflation (England & Wales) 1995-2006e
- Figure 6: Housing transactions (England & Wales) 1995-2006e
- Figure 7: Mortgage equity withdrawal 1995-2006e
- Figure 8: Furniture retailers market share gains and losses 2006 on 2005
- Figure 9: Floorcoverings retailers market share gains and losses 2006 on 2005
- Figure 10: Economic drivers of growth in the furniture and floorcoverings market 2007
- Figure 11: Furniture & floorcoverings specialists sales as a percentage of total market expenditure 2001 to 2005 amd forecast to 2011
- Figure 12: Established players under pressure from new entrants 2007
- Figure 13: Carpetright's domination of the floorcoverings market 2006
- Figure 14: Allied Carpets floorcoverings market share 2000-2006e
- Figure 15: B&Q market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 16: Carpetright floorcoverings market share 1999-2006e
- Figure 17: DFS furniture market share 2000-2006e
- Figure 18: Furniture Village market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 19: Argos furniture market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 20: Homebase furniture & floorcoverings market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 21: Home Retail Group sales breakdown 2005/06
- Figure 22: HomeForm furniture market share 2000-2006e
- Figure 23: Homestyle furniture market shares 2000-2006e
- Figure 24: IKEA market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 25: John Lewis market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 26: Land of Leather market share performance 2000-2006e
- Figure 27: Magnet furniture market share 2000-2006e
- Figure 28: MFI furniture market share 1999-2006e
- Figure 29: Next furniture market share 2000-2006e
- Figure 30: ScS furniture market share 2000-2006e