Abstract
The domestic window coverings market was estimated to be worth approximately £1.3 billion at retail selling prices in 2007, having achieved only modest growth on the previous year.
The overall market in 2007 has been more subdued, with consumer spending on non-essential items continuing to feel pressures from rising fuel, energy and food prices throughout 2007 and into 2008. The prospects for the short-term are difficult to predict and current forecasts might even prove optimistic given the current volatile state of the housebuilding and house moving sectors. In the medium term, the window coverings market is expected to experience moderate rates of growth 2009-2012, benefiting from returning consumer confidence and forecast improvements in the housing market.
Product areas covered:-
- Curtains - ready-made, custom-made & curtain fabric.
- Blinds - roller, Venetian, Roman, pleated, vertical, soft, etc.
- Lightweight Curtains - net & lace curtains, sheers & voiles.
- Curtain Suspension Systems - poles, tracks, rods and wire.
Of particular interest:
- Analysis of curtains, blinds, lightweight curtains and suspension systems by sector.
- Impact of current volatile economic climate on windowcoverings.
- Continuing progress of ready-mades sector.
- Increasing import penetration into UK market adding pressures to UK based manufacturers.
- Slowing of growth rates for the blinds sector, but still achieving growth above market average.
- Trend towards metal poles and tracks in curtain suspension and decline of plastic track.
- Changes to retail distribution channels.
- Market forecasts through to 2012.
Key areas covered in the report include:
THE MARKET
- Market Size by Value - 2002-07 at retail selling prices with estimates for 2008 and forecasts through to 2012.
- Product Mix - analysis of the market by sector in 2007, illustrating changes in market share since 2005.
- Purchase Motivation Factors - mix by purchase decision 2007 and key influences on purchasing behaviour including house moving, housebuilding and conservatories markets.
- International Trade - increasing import penetration into UK market 2002-07, source countries for window coverings imports 2007.
- Future Prospects - key factors influencing future market growth - health of the economy, fashion trends, etc - and prospects for individual market sectors. Impact on market of current downturn in house building, house-moving, and general decline in consumer confidence.
CURTAINS
- Market Size by Value - 2002-07 at retail prices, estimates for 2008 and forecasts of sector performance to 2012, key factors influencing market growth, curtain market characteristics and future prospects.
- Mix by Major Product Sectors - overall mix for ready-made, custom-made and fabric, factors influencing performance of individual sectors, prospects for future developments.
- Influence of Fashion and Styles - styles, fabrics, linings, trends in curtain styles and influence on purchasing decisions.
- Key Suppliers - key suppliers to the market, market shares for leading suppliers of ready-made curtains and curtain fabric, changes to supply structure since 2005.
BLINDS
- Market Size by Value - from 2002 with forecasts to 2012 at retail prices, market characteristics, innovations and design trends, key factors influencing market growth, future prospects.
- Analysis by End-Use Application - % mix by value 2007 for windows, doors and conservatories, changes to mix since 1997.
- Mix by Blind Type and Style - custom and ready-made blinds, mix by type - vertical, Venetian, roller, soft and pleated - 2007, key trends and developments for major blind styles since 2005.
- Controls and Automation - examination of trends in controls sector 2005-07, identification of leading suppliers of control and automation systems.
- Key Suppliers - identification of leading suppliers to the UK blinds market.
LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS
- Market Background, Characteristics and Size - by value at retail prices from 2002 with forecasts to 2012, key factors influencing current and future market development and recent trends.
- Product Mix - analysis by format - ready-made, custom made and off-the-roll, styles and trends in lightweight curtains.
- Key Suppliers -.identification of leading suppliers/distributors of lightweight curtains.
CURTAIN SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
- Market Size - analysis by value 2002 -07 with forecasts of market performance to 2012 at retail prices, key factors influencing future market development.
- Product Mix - changes to mix of key product sectors in terms of volume 2007, characteristics and style trends, examination of key product sectors.
- Key suppliers -identification of leading suppliers to curtain suspension sector, estimated market share 2007.
DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
- Analysis by Channel - identification of key distribution channels for domestic window coverings, channel share analysis, recent changes to share, leading organisations within each major channel.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
- 2.1 SUMMARY
- 2.2 FUTURE PROSPECTS
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- 3.1 GDP
- 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES
- 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT
- 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
- 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
- 3.6 STERLING
- 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE
- 3.8 CONCLUSIONS
4. WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET OVERVIEW
- 4.1 DEFINITION
- 4.2 TOTAL MARKET SIZE
- 4.3 PURCHASE MOTIVATION FACTORS FOR WINDOW COVERINGS
- 4.3.1 Replacement Purchases
- 4.3.2 Property Transactions
- 4.3.3 New Housebuilding
- 4.3.4 The Domestic Conservatory Market
- 4.3.5 Patio Doors and Loft Conversions
- 4.4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
- 4.5 MAJOR PRODUCT SECTORS
- 4.6 FUTURE PROSPECTS
5. CURTAINS
- 5.1 MARKET SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS
- 5.1.1 Market Size
- 5.1.2 Market Characteristics
- 5.2 CURTAIN PRODUCT SECTORS
- 5.2.1 Ready-Made Curtains
- 5.2.2 Curtain Fabric
- 5.2.3 Custom-Made Curtains
- 5.3 TRENDS IN CURTAIN FASHIONS
- 5.3.1 Curtain Styles
- 5.3.2 Fabric Types
- 5.3.3 Curtain Linings
- 5.4 KEY SUPPLIERS
- 5.4.1 Ready-Made Curtains
- 5.4.2 Key Fabric Suppliers
6. BLINDS
- 6.1 MARKET SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS
- 6.1.1 Market Size
- 6.1.2 Market Characteristics
- 6.2 APPLICATION AREAS BY END USE
- 6.2.1 Windows
- 6.2.2 Conservatories
- 6.2.3 Doors and Non-Standard Windows
- 6.3 BLIND TYPES
- 6.3.1 Custom Made Blinds
- 6.3.2 Ready-made Blinds
- 6.4 BLIND STYLES
- 6.4.1 Venetian Blinds
- 6.4.2 Vertical Blinds
- 6.4.3 Roller Blinds
- 6.4.4 Soft Blinds
- 6.4.5 Pleated Blinds
- 6.5 CONTROLS AND AUTOMATION
- 6.6 KEY SUPPLIERS
- 6.6.1 Supply Structure
- 6.6.2 Key Suppliers
7. LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS
- 7.1 DEFINITION
- 7.2 MARKET BACKGROUND
- 7.3 MARKET SIZE
- 7.4 MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS
- 7.5 PRODUCT MIX
- 7.5.1 Lightweight Curtain Formats
- 7.5.2 Lightweight Curtain Styles
- 7.6 KEY SUPPLIERS
8. SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
- 8.1 MARKET SIZE
- 8.2 PRODUCT MIX
- 8.2.1 Metal Poles
- 8.2.2 Wooden Poles
- 8.2.3 Curtain Tracks
- 8.2.4 Others
- 8.3 KEY SUPPLIERS
9. DISTRIBUTION
- 9.1 DEFINITION
- 9.2 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARES
- 9.3 INDEPENDENTS & SPECIALISTS
- 9.3.1 Independents
- 9.3.2 Specialists
- 9.4 DEPARTMENT STORES, VARIETY STORES AND GROCERY MULTIPLES
- 9.4.1 Department Stores
- 9.4.2 Variety Stores and Grocery Multiples
- 9.5 THE INTERNET, MAIL ORDER & CATALOGUE STORES
- 9.5.1 Internet Services
- 9.5.2 Mail Order and Catalogue Stores
- 9.6 DIY MULTIPLES
- 9.7 DISCOUNT WAREHOUSES/FURNITURE & FURNISHING MULTIPLES
TABLES AND CHARTS
- CHART 1 THE WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET 2002 -2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012
- CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012
- TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES
- CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (‘000)
- TABLE 6 TOTAL UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS 2002-2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 7 PURCHASE MOTIVATION FACTORS FOR WINDOW COVERINGS 2007 - % BY VALUE
- TABLE 8 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001-2006 - BY VOLUME (MILLIONS)
- TABLE 9 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2000-2012 - UNITED KINGDOM (‘000 DWELLINGS)
- TABLE 10 UK DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY MARKET 2002 TO 2008 - BY VOLUME (000' S)
- TABLE 11 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CURTAINS, INTERIOR BLINDS & CURTAIN/BED VALANCES 2002 TO 2007(£ MILLION AT MSP)
- CHART 12 SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR WINDOW COVERINGS IMPORTS 2007 - % BY VALUE
- TABLE 13 WINDOW COVERING IMPORTS BY COUNTRY 2004, 2006 AND 2007 BY VALUE (£ MILLION) AND % CHANGE 2004 TO 2007
- TABLE 14 IMPORT SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR WINDOW COVERINGS ASIA & OCEANIA VERSUS ‘REST OF WORLD' 2000 - 2007 (% SHARE BY VALUE)
- TABLE 15 UK WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2007 (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 16 UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£M AT RSP)
- CHART 17 UK CURTAIN MARKET PRODUCT MIX BY SECTOR (READY MADE, CUSTOM MADE AND CURTAIN FABRIC) 2007 -% BY VOLUME AND VALUE
- TABLE 18 UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS MIX BY CURTAIN TYPE 1988, 2005 & 2007 - % BY VALUE
- CHART 19 UK MARKET FOR READY-MADE CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- TABLE 20 UK MARKET FOR CURTAIN FABRIC 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 21 UK MARKET FOR CUSTOM-MADE CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- TABLE 22 MARKET SHARES OF LEADING SUPPLIERS OF READY-MADE CURTAINS IN 2007
- TABLE 23 MAJOR UK FABRIC SUPPLIERS 2007 - MARKET SHARE
- TABLE 24 UK DOMESTIC BLINDS MARKET BY VALUE 2002 TO 2012 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 25 UK BLINDS MARKET BY END USE SECTOR (WINDOWS, CONSERVATORIES AND DOORS) 2007- % BY VALUE
- CHART 26 UK BLINDS MARKET BY END USE APPLICATION MIX 1997, 2003 & 2007 - % BY VALUE
- CHART 27 PRODUCT MIX CUSTOM MADE VS READY MADE BLINDS 2007 - % BY VALUE
- TABLE 28 BLIND TYPES - % SHARE BY VOLUME & VALUE 2007
- CHART 29 UK MARKET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS 2001 TO 2011 BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT RSP
- CHART 30 UK MIX OF LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAIN PRODUCTS 1997, 2001 & 2007 - % BY FORMAT
- TABLE 31 MARKET SHARE FOR LEADING SUPPLIERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS 2007
- TABLE 32 UK MARKET FOR CURTAIN SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 2002 TO 2011 - BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP)
- CHART 33 PRODUCT MIX FOR UK CURTAIN SUSPENSION MARKET 2007 -BY VOLUME
- TABLE 34 MARKET SHARES BY TRACK & POLE MANUFACTURER % BY VALUE 2007
- TABLE 35 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL MIX OF WINDOW COVERINGS2007 - SHARE BY VALUE (%)
- TABLE 36 MIX OF TEXTILE RETAILERS BY SIZE 2003, 2005 AND 2007
