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
Beter Bed Holding N.V. 20
Carpetright plc 24
Conforama 27
IKEA Group 28
MARKET FORECASTS 30
Market value forecast 30
APPENDIX 31
Methodology 31
Industry associations 32
Related Datamonitor research 32
Disclaimer 33
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 34
Premium Reports 34
Summary Reports 34
Datamonitor consulting 34
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 4: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key facts 20
Table 5: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financials (€) 22
Table 7: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: key financial ratios 22
Table 8: Carpetright plc: key facts 24
Table 9: Carpetright plc: key financials ($) 25
Table 10: Carpetright plc: key financials (£) 25
Table 11: Carpetright plc: key financial ratios 25
Table 12: Conforama: key facts 27
Table 13: IKEA Group: key facts 28
Table 14: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 30
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 3: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the furniture & floor coverings market in Western Europe, 2009 19
Figure 10: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Beter Bed Holding N.V.: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Carpetright plc: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Carpetright plc: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Western Europe furniture & floor coverings market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 30
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