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AMA Research
have published the third edition of "Dining Room & Occasional
Furniture Market Report UK 2003". The report incorporates
original research and provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of
the market - representing a worthwhile investment and giving excellent
value for money.
Product
areas covered in the report include: -
DINING
ROOM FURNITURE
OCCASIONAL
FURNITURE
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Wall
Storage Units, Room Dividers and Display Cabinets
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Occasional/Coffee
Tables
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Entertainment
Units/cabinets
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Bookcases,
Shelving & bureaux
These
well-established and mature markets have experienced many changes in the
last few years. The continuing developments in consumer lifestyles, and
in social trends coupled with a number of market forces have had an
impact on the Dining room and Occasional Furniture Market. The growth of
the public's interest in Home improvement and fashion awareness has
fuelled a demand for new and innovative designs and experiments with new
materials. In addition the market has also been effected by the rapid
growth of imports, the strength of the Sterling, and Uncertainty related
to the recent Iraq conflict.
Key
Issues Covered Include
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Growth and
influence of home office/working.
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Influence
of changing distribution patterns.
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Diverging
trends of dining room and occasional furniture.
Key
areas of coverage in the report include:
THE
MARKET
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Total
domestic furniture market - analysis by size, forecasts to 2006.
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Fitted and
non-fitted furniture - dining room and occasional furniture size and
share in the non-fitted furniture market.
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Total
dining room furniture and occasional furniture market - analysis of
size by value, historical trends and forecasts to 2006, reasons and
background.
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Impact of
consumer trends and economic factors on the dining room and occasional
furniture market, reasons for the continuing decline of dining
furniture and likely future prospects. Analysis of the more positive
trends in the occasional furniture sector.
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Increase
in the number of people working from home - impact on dining &
occasional furniture. Review of the home office sector.
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Imports
and Exports size, trade balance, growth of imports, major countries
involved.
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Dining
room and occasional furniture by type of finish - wood (dark and
light), metal, rattan/cane, plastic, and development of new materials.
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Softwood
and Hardwood - trends and future prospects.
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THE
PRODUCTS
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Mix
between dining room and occasional furniture.
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Major
product groups within the dining room and occasional furniture market,
percentage share of the market.
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Dining
room furniture - reasons for continuing decline, product trends within
the dining room market.
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Wall
storage/room dividers/display cabinet - trends in product
characteristics, reasons for recent growth.
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Coffee/occasional
tables - reasons for recent positive sales performance and product
trends.
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'Entertainment'
cabinets - reasons for recent decline i.e. product development in the
entertainment market e.g. Widescreen T.V's, Plasma T.V's.
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Bookcases,
bureaux and shelving - share of market, reasons for sales trends,
growth prospects.
SUPPLIERS
AND DISTRIBUTION
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Major
suppliers, market shares, product and market positioning.
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Imports -
major importers.
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Major
channels of distribution - shares by type of retail outlet, areas of
growth and decline, future trends and opportunities.
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Key
outlets involved in the distribution of dining room and occasional
furniture.
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FUTURE
PROSPECTS
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Prospects
for the dining room and occasional furniture market - major factors
influencing medium term growth.
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Developments
in the major product and market sectors.
The
report contains ORIGINAL research and comment on the UK Dining Room and
Occasional Furniture Industry and provides an independent and incisive
view into this market.
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