Abstract of Table of Contents

METHODOLOGY

DRIVING FORCES FOR DEMAND
Macroeconomic indicators (among the others: population, GDP, consumption expenditure, residential building permits)

BASIC DATA AND ACTIVITY TREND
Production, consumption, imports and exports, million Eur and thousand units

KITCHEN FURNITURE IMPORTS
Imports of kitchen furniture by country and by geographical area
Major foreign kitchen furniture manufacturers present on the German market

KITCHEN FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION IN GERMANY
Distibution Channels (furniture chains, contract/building trade, DIY, Direct sales, Mail order/ e-commerce, Kitchen specialists, Furniture shops)
Major Players: main brands, total number of associates, associated in Germany, total number of outlets, number of outlets in Germany (when available) for the following categories:

• Kitchen Dealers Associations
• Non-Spezialized Buying Groups
• Furniture Dealers Associations (“Konditionsverbände”)
• Independent furniture chains
• Mail order, e-commerce and DIY

Share of kitchen furniture in major outlets
Geographical location of retailers nationwide

TOP GERMAN KITCHEN FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS
Major kitchen furniture manufacturers (sales and market shares)
Number of kitchen sets produced in a sample of companies
Market segments (luxury, upper, upper-medium, medium, medium-low, first price)
Product trends

• Cabinet doors (lacquered, solid wood, decorative paper, thermoplastic foil, melamine paper, glass, aluminium, veneer, laminated)
• Worktop Material (engeneered stone, wood, solid surfaces, glass, tiles, laminated)

BUILT-IN APPLIANCE MARKET, BASIC DATA
Distribution channels (kitchen and furniture specialists, appliances sotres, mail order and department stores, DIY), product types (hobs, ovens, MW ovens, cooker hoods, cooling, dishwashers)
Estimated market for mid-high end and high end built-in appliances
Market shares for mid-high end and high end built-in appliances by brand and by distribution network

SECTOR FAIRS

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