UK Market for Beds and Bedding

发布时间：2007.3.9

研究公司：AccuStream iMedia Research

内容介绍 

This report provides a collection of statistical data and forecasts on the UK Market for Beds and Bedding. It contains information on the value of manufacturers' deliveries for all sectors of this market. The report also covers distribution channels, advertising and trade exhibitions. Major important manufacturers are profiled.

摘要

The AKTRIN Furniture Information Center, in collaboration with Business & Research Associates have released the 2007 edition of the UK Market for Beds and Bedding. This new study presents some interesting findings and conclusions.

Growth in the UK domestic furniture industry continued in 2004, with sales increasing by 3.1% (or £145m in value terms), reaching a value of £5000m.  However, 2005 proved to be an extremely poor year for the industry, with sales declining by around 4% and several major companies going into liquidation. Preliminary estimates for 2006 suggest that sales reached £4950m. This is up from £4870m in 2005, an increase of only £80m or 1.6%. Producer prices advanced by around 1-2% during the year.

Few manufacturers improved sales in 2005 or 2006 and margins were again under pressure, although the major retailers such as Ikea, DFS, Argos and John Lewis improved their positions in the market.   To some extent they had been helped by the previous demise of competitors such as Uno, World of Leather, Kingsway, Landmark and more recently Courts Allders, and Furnitureland.

Sales of beds reached £605m in 2006, compared to £600m in 2005 and £620m in 2004, accounting for 12% of the total market in 2006. This is marginally less than the 13% market share that this product group held in 1990.

In value terms sales of divan sets reached £235m in 2006, accounting for 39% of the total market, whereas sales of bedsteads with mattress reached £135m in that year, accounting for 22% of the market.

In volume terms sales of divan sets reached 1.14m in 2006, accounting for 30% of the total market, whereas sales of bedsteads with mattress reached 0.85m in 2005, accounting for 22% of the market.

It is estimated that 60% of double divans and 55% of single divans consist of storage products, with the majority of the former containing 4 drawers and the majority of the latter having 2 drawers.

The leading retailers of beds in 2005 were Bensons for Beds (15.2%), Argos (11.0%), Dreams (9.0%) and Ikea (7.6%).

The leading manufacturers of beds are Soundersleep Ltd, previously known as Silentnight (with the Silentnight, Sealy, Perfecta, Pocket Spring, Rest Assured brands and so on),  Steinhoff UK Beds Ltd (Relyon and Sprung Slumber), Hilding Anders UK plc (Slumberland and Dunlopillo and Simmons Bedding Group plc (Sleepeezee,Nestledown and Cumfilux).

Imports of beds reached £81.4m (at Manufacturers’ Selling Prices) in 2005, compared to £75.3m in 2004. Imports currently account for 15% of the total beds market.

The market for beds is forecast to reach £620m in 2007 and £635m in 2008, indicating an annual increase of 2.5% in 2007 and a further increase of 2.4% in 2008.   By the end of the period beds are expected to account for 12.3% of the total domestic furniture market.

目录

1. INTRODUCTION             5

 1.1 Background to the research                5
 1.2 Terms of reference            5
 1.3 Methodology             6
 1.4 Research parameters                 7

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY            8

3. MARKET SIZE AND STRUCTURE          10

 3.1 Total industry sales           10
 3.2 Past and present market size                11
 3.3 The beds and bedding sector              14
 3.4 The market by geographical location             21
 3.5 The market by distribution outlet         22
 3.6 Import penetration           24
 
4. MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS        27
 4.1 The market leaders                      27
 4.2 Other important manufacturers         31

5. THE FUTURE FOR BEDS AND BEDDING                   34

 5.1 Economic outlook           34
 5.2 Forecasts for domestic furniture         34
 5.3 Forecasts for beds and bedding         34
 5.4 Trends in the market               36

APPENDICES
   Map 1 Standard Regions in the UK
            I Boundaries of the Standard Regions of the UK
           II Definitions of product groups within the domestic
     furniture industry
           III Summary of interviews carried out




DETAILS OF TABLES AND CHARTS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT   

Page

Chart  1 - Share of total sales by product group        14
Chart  2 - Total sales of beds by distribution outlet        23

Table 1 - Comparison of furniture sales in terms of Retail and Manufacturers’
      Selling Prices            10
Table 2 - Total sales of domestic furniture by product group        11
Table 3 - Share of total sales of domestic furniture held by product group      13
Table 4 - Total market value for beds by product type         15
Table 5 - Total market volume for beds by product type        15
Table 6 - Proportion of total sales of beds by product type        16
Table 7 - Total sales volume of divan sets and bedsteads by product size      17
Table 8 - Total market for storage divans analysed by drawer        17
Table 9 - Total sales of divan sets by retail price point         20
Table 10 - Geographical distribution of sales of beds and location of households
                          in the UK             21
Table  11 - Sales of beds by distribution outlet          22
Table 12 - The leading retailers of beds           24
Table 13 - Rate of import penetration by furniture sector        25
Table 14 - Estimated future size of the UK domestic furniture market        35
Table 15 - Estimated future size of the beds market         35
Table 16 - Estimated future size of the beds sector by product type      36