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
Encho Co. Ltd. 19
KUROGANEYA CO LTD 20
Nitori., Ltd. 21
IKEA Group 25
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 27
MARKET FORECASTS 28
Market value forecast 28
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 29
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: Japan homewares market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Japan homewares market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Japan homewares market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Encho Co. Ltd.: key facts 19
Table 5: KUROGANEYA CO LTD: key facts 20
Table 6: Nitori., Ltd.: key facts 21
Table 7: Nitori., Ltd.: key financials ($) 22
Table 8: Nitori., Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 22
Table 9: Nitori., Ltd.: key financial ratios 23
Table 10: IKEA Group: key facts 25
Table 11: Japan homewares market distribution: % share, by value, 2009(e) 27
Table 12: Japan homewares market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 28
Table 13: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 29
Table 14: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 29
Table 15: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 29
Table 16: Japan inflation, 2005–09 30
Table 17: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 30
Table 18: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 30
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan homewares market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Japan homewares market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Japan homewares market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the homewares market in Japan, 2009 18
Figure 10: Nitori., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Nitori., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 12: Japan homewares market distribution: % share, by value, 2009(e) 27
Figure 13: Japan homewares market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 28
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