China has become the Biggest Exporter of Home Furnishings in the World.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40714) has announced the addition of Home Furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. in China to their offering. Our Home Furnishings in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (1999-2004), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market. Forecasts to 2009 illustrate how the market is set to change. Product coverage: carpets and other floor coverings, furniture, household textiles and soft furnishings soft furnishings Noun, pl curtains, hangings, rugs, and covers soft furnishings npl → tejidos mpl para el hogar soft furnishings npl Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), retail distribution Why buy this report? --Get a detailed picture of the home furnishings industry --Pinpoint growth sectors and trends and identify factors driving change --Understand the competitive environment and identify the market's major players --Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop With a network of over 600 analysts worldwide, we have a unique capability to develop reliable information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. to help drive informed strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. . Topics Covered 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. MARKET PERFORMANCE 3. LEADING COMPANY PROFILES 4. RETAIL DISTRIBUTION 5. FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE 6. DEFINITIONS Summary Furniture sales grow with the housing boom As demand for private housing has grown in China, there has been a huge boom in sales of furniture and home furnishings since 2001. Furniture sales accounted for almost half of retail sales in 2003, as more Chinese Chinese, subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages), which is also sometimes grouped with the Tai, or Thai, languages in a Sinitic subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language stock. couples set up new homes in the big cities. Retailers vs. manufacturers In sales of home furnishings within China, the retailer has become more important than the manufacturer. In the highly price sensitive consumer market, the manufacturer's name has ceased to play a role, and consumers focus instead on the name of the retailer. As large foreign retailers such as IKEA IKEA Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (Swedish home furnishings retailer founder's initials and location) and Carrefour increase their presence, they are taking the custom of upper-income Chinese consumers. At the same time furniture cooperatives or "furniture cities" are being set up in every large city, bringing independent retailers together as purchasing groups. Furniture exports set to soar SOAR - 1. State, Operator And Result. A general problem-solving production system architecture, intended as a model of human intelligence. Developed by A. Newell in the early 1980s. SOAR was originally implemented in Lisp and OPS5 and is currently implemented in Common Lisp. A French media outlet reported in early 1994 that China's exports of furniture had increased by 335% from 1994 to 2003, making the country the biggest furniture exporter in the world. This has made China into the manufacturing base for the world, especially in furniture. In soft furnishings as well, traditional Chinese textiles have witnessed a revival, and are competing strongly against synthetic-based textiles. Companies Mentioned Include: - IKEA - B&Q - Tianjin Home World Group - OBI For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40714 |
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