Abstract
The report offers a comprehensive picture of the US kitchen furniture market
providing trends in kitchen furniture production and consumption, imports and
exports, as well as data on the supply structure, reference prices and
distribution channels. Short profiles of the leading US kitchen furniture
manufacturers and distributors are also included.
The breakdown of the US kitchen furniture imports and exports is provided by
country and by geographical area.
The chapter on the supply structure offers a breakdown of the US kitchen
furniture production by cabinet type, by kind of wood and by kind of doors
used by a sample of companies. Kitchen furniture market breakdown by
countertop material is also analysed.
The analysis of kitchen furniture distribution provides a breakdown of kitchen
furniture sales by distribution channel for the main companies. Reference
prices of kitchens, countertops and appliances are included. The chapter
contains also some information about the US software market for the planning,
production and distribution of kitchens. A short note is dedicated to the
method of selling kitchen furniture applied in the US.
A chapter contains information on US furniture consumption, population,
disposable income and per capita income by State. A short comment on the life
style and purchasing process is also provided. Major kitchen furniture
magazines, exhibitions and Internet sites are mentioned.
The competitive system offers company profiles, sales and market shares of the
major kitchen furniture manufacturers present on the US market. Top 50
companies and Holdings are analysed giving special attention to the upper end
and contract markets.
The last chapter is dedicated to the US market of the major appliances
providing a breakdown of production, international trade and consumption by
segment. Sales breakdown and reference prices are broken down by product,
mentioning, where available, the retailer, brand, size and features.
Table of Contents
1) Research field and methodology
2) Basic data and business performance
- Kitchen furniture. Basic data, 2006
- Kitchen furniture. Activity trend, 1997-2006
- Sales volume of different items, 2006
3) International trade
- Kitchen furniture exports and imports by country and by geographical area,
2001-2006
4) Supply structure
- Location: Supply of kitchen furniture by state, 2006
- Product breakdown:
- Breakdown of kitchen furniture production by cabinet type in a sample of
companies, 2006
- Breakdown of kitchen furniture production by kind of wood used by a
sample of companies, 2006
- Breakdown of kitchen furniture production by kind of doors used by a
sample of companies, 2006
- Countertops: Kitchen furniture market breakdown by countertop material,
2006
5) Distribution and marketing mix of kitchen furniture
- Distribution channels: Kitchen furniture distribution channels in a sample
of companies, 2006
- Reference prices:
- Reference prices of countertops and appliances by market segment, 2006
- Reference prices of kitchens in a sample of companies, 2006
- Software: Software for kitchen and bathroom furniture distribution. Market
shares, 2005
- Payment schedule and typical Planning
6) Demand, Population and Media
- Demand: Furniture consumption breakdown by State, 2005
- Population:
- Population, disposable income, per capita income by State, 2006
- Affluent families by selected towns, 2005
- Life style and purchasing process
- Media: Magazines, Fairs, Internet sites
7) Competitive system (company profiles, sales and market shares)
- Holdings
- Top 50 companies
- The upper end market
- The contract market
8) Major appliances
- The market in the US:
- Breakdown of major appliances production, international trade and
consumption by segment, 2006
- Activity trend 1995-2006 and forecasts 2007
- Ranges, cooktops, ovens, microwaves and hoods; Sales breakdown and
reference prices
- Refrigerators and freezers: Sales breakdown and reference prices
- Clothes washers and driers and dishwashing machines: Sales breakdown and
reference prices
Appendix: list of interviewed companies and other key contacts
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