| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | MACRO ECONOMIC FACTORS |
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| 3.2 | CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.3 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
OVERALL DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | MARKET SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 4.3 | OVERALL PRODUCT MIX |
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| 4.4 | KEY MARKET INFLUENCES |
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| 4.4.1 | Housebuilding Market |
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| 4.4.2 | House Moving Market |
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| 4.4.3 | Domestic Conservatory Market |
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| 4.5 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 5. |
MARKET SECTORS |
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| 5.1 | CURTAINS |
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| 5.1.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.1.2 | Product Mix |
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| 5.2 | BLINDS |
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| 5.2.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.2.2 | Product Mix |
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| 5.3 | SUSPENSION SYSTEMS |
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| 5.4 | LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS |
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| 6. |
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION |
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| 6.1 | KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.1.1 | Updated Company Financial Information |
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| 6.1.2 | Recent Corporate Activity |
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| 6.2 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS |
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| 6.2.1 | Independents and Specialists |
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| 6.2.2 | Department Stores, Variety Stores and Grocery Multiples |
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| 6.2.3 | Internet, Mail Order and Catalogue Stores |
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| 6.2.4 | DIY Multiples and Furniture & Furnishings Multiples |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| TABLE 1 | UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M RSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2013 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2013 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2006-2009 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | TOTAL UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M AT RSP) |
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| CHART 6 | UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS PRODUCT MIX 2008 – BY VALUE (£M AT RSP) |
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| TABLE 7 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2005-2012 – UK (‘000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 8 | NUMBER OF PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS UK 2006-2008 (‘000) |
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| TABLE 9 | UK DOMESTIC MARKET FOR CONSERVATORIES – VOLUME &VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) 2002-2008 |
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| TABLE 10 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CURTAINS, INTERIOR BLINDS AND BED VALANCES/CURTAINS 2005 TO 2008 BY VALUE (£M) |
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| CHART 11 | SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR WINDOW COVERINGS IMPORTS 2008 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 12 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M RSP) |
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| CHART 13 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS MIX BY PRODUCT TYPE 2008 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 14 | UK DOMESTIC BLINDS MARKET BY VALUE 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M RSP) |
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| CHART 15 | UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC BLINDS PRODUCT MIX 2008 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 16 | UK MARKET FOR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M RSP) |
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| TABLE 17 | UK MARKET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS 2007 TO 2013 – BY VALUE (£M AT RSP) |
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| TABLE 18 | COMPANY FINANCIALS UPDATE – CURTAINS AND CURTAIN FABRIC |
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| TABLE 19 | COMPANY FINANCIALS UPDATE – BLINDS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS |
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