Home Improvement in the United Kingdom

Datamonitor's Home Improvement in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Home Improvement industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of Home Improvement in the United Kingdom’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of Home Improvement in the United Kingdom

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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Market Definition

The home improvement market consists of the following segments: decorative materials; electrical hardware; hardware; non-decorative materials; and tools. The decorative materials segment includes paint, varnish, wall tiles, wallpaper, and woodcare products. Electrical hardware includes alarm systems, batteries, ceiling / wall lights, garden and outdoor lighting, sockets, plugs and switches, torches and portable lamps, and wiring / flex. Hardware includes brackets, locks, nails, nuts and bolts, screws and other hardware, such as base metal mountings, door fittings, etc. The non-decorative materials segment includes adhesives, aggregates, board, cement, doors and window frames, glass, plaster, plumbing supplies, timber, and other non-decorative materials, such as bricks, sand, etc. The tools segment includes manual and power tools. Market values are calculated at retail selling prices (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average 2009 exchange rates. The abbreviation 'DIY' in this profile refers to 'do-it-yourself', an alternative term to home improvement used in certain countries.

For the purposes of this report, Europe consists of Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

Western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Eastern Europe comprises the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.


Report Highlights

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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 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
Focus (DIY) Limited 21
Homebase Ltd. 22
Kingfisher Plc 23
Wickes Ltd. 28
MARKET FORECASTS 29
Market value forecast 29
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 30
APPENDIX 32
Methodology 32
Industry associations 33
Related Datamonitor research 33
Disclaimer 34
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 35
Premium Reports 35
Summary Reports 35
Datamonitor consulting 35

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom home improvement market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United Kingdom home improvement market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: United Kingdom home improvement market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Focus (DIY) Limited: key facts 21
Table 5: Homebase Ltd.: key facts 22
Table 6: Kingfisher Plc: key facts 23
Table 7: Kingfisher Plc: key financials ($) 25
Table 8: Kingfisher Plc: key financials (£) 25
Table 9: Kingfisher Plc: key financial ratios 26
Table 10: Wickes Ltd.: key facts 28
Table 11: United Kingdom home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 29
Table 12: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09 30
Table 13: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 30
Table 14: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 30
Table 15: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09 31
Table 16: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 31
Table 17: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09 31

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom home improvement market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom home improvement market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: United Kingdom home improvement market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 18
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 19
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the home improvement market in the United Kingdom, 2009 20
Figure 10: Kingfisher Plc: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 11: Kingfisher Plc: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 12: United Kingdom home improvement market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 29


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