TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Beter Bed Holding N.V. 19
Carpetright plc 23
IKEA Group 26
Macintosh Retail Group NV 28
MARKET FORECASTS 32
Market value forecast 32
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 33
APPENDIX 35
Methodology 35
Industry associations 36
Related Datamonitor research 36
Disclaimer 37
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 38
Premium Reports 38
Summary Reports 38
Datamonitor consulting 38
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key facts 19
Table 5: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financials (€) 21
Table 7: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Carpetright plc: key facts 23
Table 9: Carpetright plc: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Carpetright plc: key financials (£) 24
Table 11: Carpetright plc: key financial ratios 24
Table 12: IKEA Group: key facts 26
Table 13: Macintosh Retail Group NV: key facts 28
Table 14: Macintosh Retail Group NV: key financials ($) 29
Table 15: Macintosh Retail Group NV: key financials (€) 29
Table 16: Macintosh Retail Group NV: key financial ratios 30
Table 17: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
Table 18: Belgium size of population (million), 2005–09 33
Table 19: Belgium GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 20: Belgium GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 21: Belgium inflation, 2005–09 34
Table 22: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 34
Table 23: Belgium exchange rate, 2005–09 34
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the furniture & floor coverings market in Belgium, 2009 18
Figure 10: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Carpetright plc: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Carpetright plc: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 14: Macintosh Retail Group NV: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: Macintosh Retail Group NV: assets & liabilities 31
Figure 16: Belgium furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
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