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
DSG International plc. 19
Euronics International BV 23
Expert AS 24
Metro AG 28
MARKET FORECASTS 32
Market value forecast 32
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 33
APPENDIX 35
Methodology 35
Industry associations 36
Related Datamonitor research 36
Disclaimer 37
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 38
Premium Reports 38
Summary Reports 38
Datamonitor consulting 38
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Italy photographic equipment market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Italy photographic equipment market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Italy photographic equipment market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: DSG International plc.: key facts 19
Table 5: DSG International plc.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: DSG International plc.: key financials (£) 20
Table 7: DSG International plc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Euronics International BV: key facts 23
Table 9: Expert AS: key facts 24
Table 10: Expert AS: key financials ($) 25
Table 11: Expert AS: key financials (NOK) 25
Table 12: Expert AS: key financial ratios 26
Table 13: Metro AG: key facts 28
Table 14: Metro AG: key financials ($) 29
Table 15: Metro AG: key financials (€) 29
Table 16: Metro AG: key financial ratios 30
Table 17: Italy photographic equipment market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
Table 18: Italy size of population (million), 2005–09 33
Table 19: Italy GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 20: Italy GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 21: Italy inflation, 2005–09 34
Table 22: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 34
Table 23: Italy exchange rate, 2005–09 34
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Italy photographic equipment market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Italy photographic equipment market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Italy photographic equipment market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the photographic equipment market in Italy, 2009 18
Figure 10: DSG International plc.: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: DSG International plc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Expert AS: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Expert AS: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 14: Metro AG: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: Metro AG: assets & liabilities 31
Figure 16: Italy photographic equipment market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 32
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