| 1. |
INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. |
SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 2.1 | SUMMARY |
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| 2.2 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 3. |
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT |
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| 3.1 | GDP |
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| 3.2 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES |
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| 3.3 | UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 3.4 | HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION |
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| 3.5 | HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION |
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| 3.6 | STERLING |
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| 3.7 | POPULATION PROFILE |
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| 3.8 | CONCLUSIONS |
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| 4. |
WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET OVERVIEW |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | TOTAL MARKET SIZE |
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| 4.3 | PURCHASE MOTIVATION FACTORS FOR WINDOW COVERINGS |
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| 4.3.1 | Replacement Purchases |
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| 4.3.2 | Property Transactions |
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| 4.3.3 | New Housebuilding |
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| 4.3.4 | The Domestic Conservatory Market |
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| 4.3.5 | Patio Doors and Loft Conversions |
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| 4.4 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
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| 4.5 | MAJOR PRODUCT SECTORS |
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| 4.6 | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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| 5. |
CURTAINS |
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| 5.1 | MARKET SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 5.1.1 | Market Size |
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| 5.1.2 | Market Characteristics |
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| 5.2 | CURTAIN PRODUCT SECTORS |
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| 5.2.1 | Ready-Made Curtains |
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| 5.2.2 | Curtain Fabric |
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| 5.2.3 | Custom-Made Curtains |
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| 5.3 | TRENDS IN CURTAIN FASHIONS |
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| 5.3.1 | Curtain Styles |
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| 5.3.2 | Fabric Types |
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| 5.3.3 | Curtain Linings |
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| 5.4 | KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 5.4.1 | Ready-Made Curtains |
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| 5.4.2 | Key Fabric Suppliers |
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| 6. |
BLINDS |
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| 6.1 | MARKET SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS |
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| 6.1.1 | Market Size |
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| 6.1.2 | Market Characteristics |
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| 6.2 | APPLICATION AREAS BY END USE |
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| 6.2.1 | Windows |
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| 6.2.2 | Conservatories |
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| 6.2.3 | Doors and Non-Standard Windows |
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| 6.3 | BLIND TYPES |
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| 6.3.1 | Custom Made Blinds |
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| 6.3.2 | Ready-made Blinds |
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| 6.4 | BLIND STYLES |
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| 6.4.1 | Venetian Blinds |
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| 6.4.2 | Vertical Blinds |
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| 6.4.3 | Roller Blinds |
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| 6.4.4 | Soft Blinds |
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| 6.4.5 | Pleated Blinds |
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| 6.5 | CONTROLS AND AUTOMATION |
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| 6.6 | KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 6.6.1 | Supply Structure |
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| 6.6.2 | Key Suppliers |
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| 7. |
LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS |
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| 7.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 7.2 | MARKET BACKGROUND |
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| 7.3 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 7.4 | MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS |
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| 7.5 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 7.5.1 | Lightweight Curtain Formats |
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| 7.5.2 | Lightweight Curtain Styles |
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| 7.6 | KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 8. |
SUSPENSION SYSTEMS |
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| 8.1 | MARKET SIZE |
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| 8.2 | PRODUCT MIX |
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| 8.2.1 | Metal Poles |
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| 8.2.2 | Wooden Poles |
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| 8.2.3 | Curtain Tracks |
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| 8.2.4 | Others |
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| 8.3 | KEY SUPPLIERS |
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| 9. |
DISTRIBUTION |
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| 9.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 9.2 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL SHARES |
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| 9.3 | INDEPENDENTS & SPECIALISTS |
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| 9.3.1 | Independents |
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| 9.3.2 | Specialists |
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| 9.4 | DEPARTMENT STORES, VARIETY STORES AND GROCERY MULTIPLES |
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| 9.4.1 | Department Stores |
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| 9.4.2 | Variety Stores and Grocery Multiples |
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| 9.5 | THE INTERNET, MAIL ORDER & CATALOGUE STORES |
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| 9.5.1 | Internet Services |
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| 9.5.2 | Mail Order and Catalogue Stores |
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| 9.6 | DIY MULTIPLES |
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| 9.7 | DISCOUNT WAREHOUSES/FURNITURE & FURNISHING MULTIPLES |
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| TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | THE WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET 2002 -2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 2 | INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 |
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| CHART 3 | PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 |
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| TABLE 4 | EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES |
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| CHART 5 | AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (000) |
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| TABLE 6 | TOTAL UK MARKET FOR DOMESTIC WINDOW COVERINGS 2002-2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 7 | PURCHASE MOTIVATION FACTORS FOR WINDOW COVERINGS 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 8 | NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2001-2006 BY VOLUME (MILLIONS) |
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| TABLE 9 | HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS AND FORECASTS 2000-2012 UNITED KINGDOM (000 DWELLINGS) |
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| TABLE 10 | UK DOMESTIC CONSERVATORY MARKET 2002 TO 2008 - BY VOLUME (000S) |
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| TABLE 11 | INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CURTAINS, INTERIOR BLINDS & CURTAIN/BED VALANCES 2002 TO 2007(£ MILLION AT MSP) |
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| CHART 12 | SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR WINDOW COVERINGS IMPORTS 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 13 | WINDOW COVERING IMPORTS BY COUNTRY 2004, 2006 AND 2007 BY VALUE (£ MILLION) AND % CHANGE 2004 TO 2007 |
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| TABLE 14 | IMPORT SOURCE COUNTRIES FOR WINDOW COVERINGS ASIA & OCEANIA VERSUS REST OF WORLD 2000 2007 (% SHARE BY VALUE) |
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| TABLE 15 | UK WINDOW COVERINGS MARKET - PRODUCT MIX BY VALUE 2007 (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 16 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 BY VALUE (£M AT RSP) |
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| CHART 17 | UK CURTAIN MARKET PRODUCT MIX BY SECTOR (READY MADE, CUSTOM MADE AND CURTAIN FABRIC) 2007 -% BY VOLUME AND VALUE |
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| TABLE 18 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAINS MIX BY CURTAIN TYPE 1988, 2005 & 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 19 | UK MARKET FOR READY-MADE CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| TABLE 20 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAIN FABRIC 2002 TO 2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 21 | UK MARKET FOR CUSTOM-MADE CURTAINS 2002 TO 2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| TABLE 22 | MARKET SHARES OF LEADING SUPPLIERS OF READY-MADE CURTAINS IN 2007 |
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| TABLE 23 | MAJOR UK FABRIC SUPPLIERS 2007 - MARKET SHARE |
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| TABLE 24 | UK DOMESTIC BLINDS MARKET BY VALUE 2002 TO 2012 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 25 | UK BLINDS MARKET BY END USE SECTOR (WINDOWS, CONSERVATORIES AND DOORS) 2007- % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 26 | UK BLINDS MARKET BY END USE APPLICATION MIX 1997, 2003 & 2007 % BY VALUE |
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| CHART 27 | PRODUCT MIX CUSTOM MADE VS READY MADE BLINDS 2007 - % BY VALUE |
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| TABLE 28 | BLIND TYPES - % SHARE BY VOLUME & VALUE 2007 |
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| CHART 29 | UK MARKET FOR LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS 2001 TO 2011 BY VALUE - £ MILLION AT RSP |
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| CHART 30 | UK MIX OF LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAIN PRODUCTS 1997, 2001 & 2007 - % BY FORMAT |
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| TABLE 31 | MARKET SHARE FOR LEADING SUPPLIERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CURTAINS 2007 |
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| TABLE 32 | UK MARKET FOR CURTAIN SUSPENSION SYSTEMS 2002 TO 2011 BY VALUE (£ MILLION AT RSP) |
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| CHART 33 | PRODUCT MIX FOR UK CURTAIN SUSPENSION MARKET 2007 BY VOLUME |
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| TABLE 34 | MARKET SHARES BY TRACK & POLE MANUFACTURER % BY VALUE 2007 |
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| TABLE 35 | DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL MIX OF WINDOW COVERINGS2007 - SHARE BY VALUE (%) |
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| TABLE 36 | MIX OF TEXTILE RETAILERS BY SIZE 2003, 2005 AND 2007 |
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