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
IKEA Group 19
Nitori Co., Ltd. 21
Otsuka Kagu Ltd. 24
MARKET FORECASTS 27
Market value forecast 27
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 28
APPENDIX 30
Methodology 30
Industry associations 31
Related Datamonitor research 31
Disclaimer 32
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 33
Premium Reports 33
Summary Reports 33
Datamonitor consulting 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Japan furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Japan furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: IKEA Group: key facts 19
Table 5: Nitori Co., Ltd.: key facts 21
Table 6: Nitori Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 21
Table 7: Nitori Co., Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 22
Table 8: Nitori Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 22
Table 9: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: key facts 24
Table 10: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: key financials ($) 24
Table 11: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 25
Table 12: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: key financial ratios 25
Table 13: Japan furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
Table 14: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 28
Table 15: Japan GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 16: Japan GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 17: Japan inflation, 2005–09 29
Table 18: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 29
Table 19: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan furniture & floor coverings market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Japan furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Japan furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the furniture & floor coverings market in Japan, 2009 18
Figure 10: Nitori Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Nitori Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Otsuka Kagu Ltd.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Japan furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
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