Shopping cart (0)E-Commerce in the office furniture industry
Report Code: M.4
Publisher: CSIL
Publication date: March 2001, I Ed.
Pages: 90
Price: EUR 420.00 / US$ 543.90
Language: English (Italian available on request)
Copyright: CSIL Milano
Status: available for online purchase and immediate download
Summary: Highlights of this Report
The report analyses trends in e-commerce in the office furniture industry. Case histories of e-commerce in the office furniture industry are provided, together with an analysis of the status and prospects of office furniture retailing on the Internet. The opportunities offered by the Internet are analysed from the point of view of office furniture manufacturers. Company profiles refer to US, European and Asian companies and provide information on: company turnover, product breakdown, site structure, e-commerce and commercial networking.
The world market for office furniture can be estimated worth US$ 33 billion in 2000. Data on office furniture imports and exports are also provided. An outline of the office furniture market includes: breakdown by distribution channel and customer type, market shares of major 50 office furniture producers.
The office furniture industry is profoundly affected by the growing role of the Internet. The effects of the Internet on the office furniture industry evolution are examined according to different perspectives: furniture business-to-business, furniture business-to-consumer, e-procurement of components, software and solutions for office furniture e-commerce. Data and forecasts on Internet users are available for the United States, Italy, Europe, Asia. Both business-to-business and business-to-consumer sites are examined.
An appendix with pictures from selected office furniture web sites is also provided.
Among the considered products: furniture, office furniture, home office furniture, SOHO (small office home office), home furniture, desks, bookcases, storage furniture, office seating, office products, office furnishings and accessories.
Table of Contents and selected companies mentioned
- Summary
- The worldwide market for office furniture
- Office furniture market value
- Distribution channels
- Office furniture demand structure
- Market concentration
- International trade of office furniture: exports and imports, by country
- Access to the Internet
- Internet users (United States, Italy, Europe, Asia)
- US sales through the Internet
- Global players in the office furniture sector
- Business-to-Business
- Why business-to-business
- The European experience: data on leading office furniture companies
- E-procurement and marketplaces in the office furniture sector
- Office furniture and office products
- Business-to-Consumer
- From office furniture producer to consumer
- From specialized dealer to consumer
- From large distribution to consumer
- Software and solutions for office furniture E-commerce
- Specific application for the office furniture segment
- B2B electronic platforms
- Building industry and design
- General interest sites
- Some window sites in the office furniture sector
- Portals and sites of general interest
- Appendix (available in print format upon request):
- Pictures from selected office furniture web sites
- Selected companies mentioned:
- Ahrend, American Office Furniture, Arena Furniture, Ariba, Art Technology Group, Artesia Technologies, Bene, Broders & Knigge, Buhrmann, Buronova, Buzzsaw.com, Ceka, Design Within Reach, DesignerOffice.com, Easyworking.com, Eureka Office, Facet, Feha, GDB, GotOffice.com, Haworth, Herman Miller, Hund, Isku, Kinnarps, Kokuyo, Kusch, Las Mobili, Lighting Technologies, Lighting-linx, Lighting.com, Lightingresources.com, Lightsearch.com, Lightseek, Misco, Mondo Office, Muller Sofort, Office Depot, Office furniture.com, Office Max, Office PlanIt, Office-work.net, Officebit.Com, Oiol.Com, Otto, Pami, Pfalzmobel, Project, Real Centric, Real Furniture, Revit Technology, Schaerf, Schuler Hi-Cad systems, Sedus+Klober, SmallOffice.com, Smart office assets, Staples, Steelcase, Toptier.com, Urban Design, Wiesner Hager
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