TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Argos Ltd 20
Carpetright plc 21
DFS Furniture Company plc 24
IKEA Group 25
MARKET FORECASTS 27
Market value forecast 27
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 28
APPENDIX 30
Methodology 30
Industry associations 31
Related Datamonitor research 31
Disclaimer 32
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 33
Premium Reports 33
Summary Reports 33
Datamonitor consulting 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 4: Argos Ltd: key facts 20
Table 5: Carpetright plc: key facts 21
Table 6: Carpetright plc: key financials ($) 22
Table 7: Carpetright plc: key financials (£) 22
Table 8: Carpetright plc: key financial ratios 22
Table 9: DFS Furniture Company plc: key facts 24
Table 10: IKEA Group: key facts 25
Table 11: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
Table 12: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09 28
Table 13: United Kingdom GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 14: United Kingdom GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 15: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09 29
Table 16: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 29
Table 17: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 3: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United Kingdom, 2009 19
Figure 10: Carpetright plc: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Carpetright plc: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: United Kingdom furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
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