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 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
B&Q PLC 20
Home Depot, Inc. 23
Pricerite Group 26
MARKET FORECASTS 27
Market value forecast 27
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 28
APPENDIX 30
Methodology 30
Related Datamonitor research 31
Disclaimer 32
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 33
Premium Reports 33
Summary Reports 33
Datamonitor consulting 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: China home improvement market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: China home improvement market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: China home improvement market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: B&Q PLC: key facts 20
Table 5: Home Depot, Inc.: key facts 23
Table 6: Home Depot, Inc.: key financials ($) 24
Table 7: Home Depot, Inc.: key financial ratios 24
Table 8: Pricerite Group: key facts 26
Table 9: China home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
Table 10: China size of population (million), 2005–09 28
Table 11: China gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 12: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 28
Table 13: China inflation, 2005–09 29
Table 14: China consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 29
Table 15: China exchange rate, 2005–09 29
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: China home improvement market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: China home improvement market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: China home improvement market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the home improvement market in China, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the home improvement market in China, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the home improvement market in China, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the home improvement market in China, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the home improvement market in China, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the home improvement market in China, 2009 19
Figure 10: Home Depot, Inc.: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 11: Home Depot, Inc.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 12: China home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 27
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