Summary:
The European market for home furniture in the upper and upper-middle range accounts for about 1/5 of total household furniture consumption. Kitchen furniture represent about 26% of total European consumption of top range furniture, upholstery accounts for another 20%, while the largest share is accounted for by other home furniture (bedrooms, living rooms, tables, seats, storage, occasional furniture).
This report provides production and consumption trends for total home furniture and upper end home furniture in Western European countries. It also covers imports and exports, prices, marketing policies, commercial distribution, investments.
A comparison between the home furniture sector and the high end home furniture segment is provided for production, consumption and international trade, by country and product type.
Sales of top range home furniture are broken down by country and product type (kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, other home furniture: tables, seats, occasional furniture, children's room furniture, living rooms, bedrooms). A focus on the main home furniture products in the top range of the market is provided, with a breakdown of consumption by material.
The analysis of distribution channels for top range home furniture by country covers: independent furniture retailers, buying associations (buying groups), franchising, furniture chains and contract. Reference prices are provided for selected furniture items. Distribution mark up is also considered. Data on the major furniture distributors are provided by country and include: turnover, market share and number of outlets.
A breakdown of the European exports and imports is provided, by country and product type, for both home furniture and upper end furniture.
The report presents data on the leading companies in the upper end furniture business (total sales and upper end sales, market share) for both the European and domestic markets. Short profiles are provided for the most representative top range furniture producers with data on: turnover, product mix, exports, employees, investments, market and distribution.
Addresses of about 190 European manufacturers of top range furniture are available, as well as addresses of more than 2,300 representative distributors of upper end furniture with telephone, fax, email, web site, main brands.
Countries covered: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
Among the considered products: home furniture (household furniture), upper end furniture (top range furniture - high end furniture, luxury furniture), kitchen furniture, laminated kitchens, wood kitchens, lacquered kitchens, kitchens with built-in appliances, upholstered furniture, leather upholstery, fabric upholstery, microfibre upholstery, living room furniture, children's furniture (children's rooms), bedrooms, beds, wood beds, fabric beds, leather beds, metal and rattan beds, double beds, tables (in wood, metal, glass, plastic, marble and rattan), seats (in wood, metal, plastic, leather and rattan), occasional furniture, storage (in wood, lacquered, laminated, glass and metal), bookcases.
CONTENTS
Research field and methodology
Basic data and performances
- Top range furniture production, exports, imports, consumption
- by country
- by product type
- Total home furniture and upper end furniture: performance of activity
- Upper end furniture consumption: trend and 2002 forecast
The European market for upper end furniture: analysis by country
- Total home furniture and upper end furniture:
- trend in production, exports, imports, consumption
- Some economic indicators
Product type and materials
- Top range home furniture: sales breakdown by product type
- kitchen furniture
- upholstered furniture
- other home furniture (tables, seats, occasional furniture, children's rooms, living rooms, bedrooms)
- Total home furniture and upper end furniture: sales breakdown by country and product
- Top range furniture: analysis by product
- kitchen furniture (consumption breakdown: laminated, wood, lacquered)
- upholstered furniture (consumption breakdown: leather, fabric, microfibre)
- other home furniture: storage, beds, seating, tables (consumption breakdown by material)
Upper end furniture distribution in Europe
- Upper and upper-medium range furniture: reference prices by product type
- Turnover and number of sales outlets in a sample of companies
- Distribution mark up by country and segment
- Distribution channels for upper end furniture
- Major furniture distribution channels for upper end furniture by single country
International trade of upper end furniture
- Total home furniture exports and imports by country
- Top range furniture exports by country and product
Data on major European manufacturers
- Trend of market shares in the top range segment over the last decade
- Top 50 companies in the upper end furniture market: total sales and upper end sales
- Sales of leading manufacturers in the upper end segment by product:
- kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, other home furniture (living rooms, bedrooms, tables, seats)
- Major European exporters of upper end furniture
- Sales of leading manufacturers in the upper end segment by country:
- Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Nordic countries
- Employment and turnover per employee
Investments
- Main upper end furniture manufacturers' investments:
- promotion, machinery, product design
Short company profiles
Annex 1:
- Addresses of mentioned manufacturers of top range furniture
Annex 2:
- Major furniture distributors' market shares by country:
- Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria
Annex 3 (available on floppy disk):
- Addresses of 2,386 selected distributors of top range furniture
SOME EXAMPLES OF GRAPHS AND TABLES
- Europe. Total home furniture and upper end home furniture: production, exports, imports, consumption, prices, mark up
- Europe. Incidence of upper end furniture on total home furniture consumption by country
- Germany.Total home furniture and upper end home furniture. Production, consumption, exports, imports
- Europe. Upper end kitchen furniture: breakdown of consumption by finishing material
- Europe. Upper end upholstered furniture. Breakdown of consumption by covering material
- Europe. Upper end home furniture: storage and beds. Breakdown of consumption by material
- Upper end home furniture. Reference prices in a sample of companies/price point per market segment
- Europe. Home furniture. Distribution mark up by country and by segment
- Italy. Upper end furniture. Major furniture distribution channels
- Europe. Export share of upper end upholstered furniture on total upholstered furniture exports by country
- Europe. Upper end home furniture. Trend of market shares in selected companies
- Europe. Sales of upper end kitchen furniture in selected companies
- Europe. Upper end home furniture exports in selected companies
- France. Upper end sales in selected companies
- Turnover per employee in a sample of upper end companies
