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HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET UK 2003

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Introduction/Overview Summary Of Contents List of Contents & Tables  
       

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS 

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INTRODUCTION

 6
2. SUMMARY 7
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
3.1 GENERAL 10
3.2 GDP GROWTH 10
3.3 INTEREST RATES & INFLATION 11
3.4 EMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER SPENDING 11
3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 12
3.6 STERLING 13
3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 13
3.8 CONCLUSIONS 13
4. THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 14
4.1 DEFINITION OF OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCTS 14
4.1.1 The Overall Office Furniture Market - Product Definitions 14
4.1.2 Definition of Home Office Furniture 14
4.2 OVERALL FURNITURE MARKET. 16
4.2.1 Market Size and Trends 16
4.2.2 Overall Office Furniture Market 17
4.3 THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 21
4.3.1 Market Size and Growth 21
4.3.2 Background and Current Situation 21
4.3.3 Future Prospects 27
4.3.4 Home Office Furniture Market Vs the Total Office Furniture Market 31
4.3.5 International Trade 34
4.4 KEY EXTERNAL MARKET INFLUENCES 37
4.4.1 The Housing Market 37
4.4.2 Macro-Economic Influences 42
5. PRODUCT SECTORS 49
5.1 TOTAL OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT MIX 49
5.2 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT TYPES 51
5.3 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCT MIX 53
5.4 HOME OFFICE DESKING 55
5.5 HOME OFFICE SEATING 56
5.6 HOME OFFICE STORAGE FURNITURE 57
5.7 PRODUCT TRENDS 58
6. SUPPLIERS OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 61
6.1 BACKGROUND 61
6.2 MARKET SHARES 62
6.3 IMPORT LEVELS 64
6.4 KEY SUPPLIERS OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 65
6.4.1 Major Suppliers 65
6.4.2 Traditional Furniture Suppliers 70
6.4.3 Importers 71
6.4.4 Other UK Suppliers of Home Office Furniture 73
6.4.5 Office Furniture Suppliers 74
6.5 TOTAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET SUPPLIERS 75
6.5.1 Overall Market Shares 75
6.5.2 Profiles of the Leading Office Furniture Suppliers 78
7. DISTRIBUTION OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PRODUCTS 82
7.1 THE SUPPLY STRUCTURE OF THE OVERALL OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 82
7.2 THE SUPPLY STRUCTURE IN THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 85
7.3 COMPANIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 89
7.3.1 Furniture Retail Multiples 89
7.3.2 Office Retail Multiples 91
7.3.3 Electrical Multiples 93
7.3.4 Office Furniture Dealers 93
7.3.5 DIY Multiples 94
7.3.6 Catalogue Retailers / Mail Order 95
7.3.7 Others 96
8. TECHNOLOGY CHANGES & NEW WORKING PRACTICES 100
8.1 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 100
8.1.1 Introduction 100
8.1.2 Hardware Developments 101
8.1.3 Communications Development 104
8.1.4 Internet Developments 107
8.1.5 Software Developments 109
8.2 NEW WORKING PRACTICES 109
8.2.1 Organisational Environmental Change 110
8.2.2 Flexible Working Practices 113
9. FUTURE PROSPECTS 117
TABLES & CHARTS
CHART 1 HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 1996-2006 BY VALUE (MSP £M) 7
TABLE 2 THE UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC FURNITURE 1996-2004 (£M MSP) 16
TABLE 3 UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 1996-2006 £M MSP 18
TABLE 4 UK MARKET FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 1996 - 2006 £M MSP 21
TABLE 5 UK TELEWORKERS AS A % OF WORKING POPULATION 1998 - 2002 23
TABLE 6 PENETRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS IN UK 1996 - 2002 26
CHART 7 UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 1996-2006 (£ MILLION MSP) 28
TABLE 8 UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE VS TOTAL OFFICE FURNITURE & TOTAL DOMESTIC FURNITURE 32
TABLE 9 RETAIL SALES OF FURNITURE, LIGHTING ETC RSP £M 33
TABLE 10 UK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF OFFICE TYPE FURNITURE £M 34
TABLE 11 IMPORTS & EXPORTS OF OFFICE TYPE FURNITURE BY COUNTRY 36
TABLE 12 HOUSEBUILDING COMPLETIONS 1995-2004 GREAT BRITAIN ('000) 37
TABLE 13 NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1995-2002 39
TABLE 14 STOCK OF DWELLINGS GREAT BRITAIN - 1985-2002 40
TABLE 15 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR GREAT BRITAIN 1971 - 2001 41
CHART 16 AGE DISTRIBUTION RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 ('000) 42
CHART 17 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT GB - JUNE 1982-02 (MILLIONS) 43
CHART 18 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (RPI) FROM 1990-2005 44
CHART 19 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO 1980-2005 46
TABLE 20 RETAIL SPENDING - PREDOMINANTLY NON-FOOD STORES 1995-2002 47
TABLE 21 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 1997-2003 - DOLLARS, ECU TO POUND STERLING, SPOT RATES 48
TABLE 22 PRODUCT MIX IN UK OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET, 2001 BY VALUE MSP 49
CHART 23 MIX OF OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT TYPE 2001 50
CHART 24 VALUE MIX OF FLAT PACK/READY ASSEMBLED HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2002 52
TABLE 25 PRODUCT MIX UK HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET 2002 BY VALUE MSP 54
CHART 26 MIX OF HOME OFFICE FURNITURE BY PRODUCT TYPE 2002 BY VALUE 55
CHART 27 MARKET SHARE MAJOR SUPPLIERS IN 2002, % BY VALUE 63
CHART 28 MIX OF UK MADE AND IMPORTED HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2002 BY VALUE 64
TABLE 29 UK MARKET FOR OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPLIERS % BY VALUE 2001 77
CHART 30 OFFICE FURNITURE - MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE 82
CHART 31 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARE BY VALUE - OFFICE FURNITURE - 2001 84
CHART 32 THE HOME OFFICE FURNITURE MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE 86
CHART 33 CHANNEL SHARES FOR HOME OFFICE FURNITURE 2002 BY VALUE 88
CHART 34 KEY INFLUENCES ON OFFICE FURNITURE 110

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