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 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
CCA Global Partners, Inc. 20
IKEA Group 22
Sears Holding Corporation 24
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 29
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
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Datamonitor consulting 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States furniture & floor coverings market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United States furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: United States furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 4: CCA Global Partners, Inc.: key facts 20
Table 5: IKEA Group: key facts 22
Table 6: Sears Holding Corporation : key facts 24
Table 7: Sears Holding Corporation : key financials ($) 26
Table 8: Sears Holding Corporation : key financial ratios 27
Table 9: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: key facts 29
Table 10: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: key financials ($) 31
Table 11: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: key financial ratios 32
Table 12: United States furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
Table 13: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 35
Table 14: United States GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 15: United States GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 16: United States inflation, 2005–09 36
Table 17: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 36
Table 18: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 36
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States furniture & floor coverings market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United States furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 3: United States furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the furniture & floor coverings market in the United States, 2009 19
Figure 10: Sears Holding Corporation : revenues & profitability 27
Figure 11: Sears Holding Corporation : assets & liabilities 28
Figure 12: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 13: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 14: United States furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
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