September 2022,
III Ed. ,
115 pages
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Where do you work, normally? Breakdown of respondents
The home office furniture market in Europe currently amounts to EUR 2.2 billion at end-user prices. It is a booming segment whose growth results from the increasing demand by people working from home, regularly or occasionally, especially since 2020. Germany is the largest home office furniture market in Europe, followed by the United Kingdom and France.
With the disposition to invest more in home office furniture and equipment, the number of actors participating in the home office supply business multiplies into different categories: traditional manufacturers of office furniture, home furniture, upholstered furniture, office chairs, and RTA furniture producers.
Remote working is becoming a consolidated method, which is radically changing the connection between home and work environments and taking to the design of ever more hybrid spaces. The pandemic led to increased flexibility for both employers and employees, allowing people to work from different places, with the working week split between home and the office.
The new edition of the CSIL report “Home office furniture market in Europe” analyses the evolution of the working from home furniture segment, present scenario and growth prospects, and it is structured in two parts:
PART 1. HOME OFFICE FURNITURE IN EUROPE: BASIC DATA, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITION
This part deals with the market size at end-user prices and forecasts of the home office furniture sector in Europe, demand drivers, estimated sales by country, leading manufacturers and distributors.
The Home office furniture consumption in Europe is provided by geographical area (Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe DACH, Southern Europe, Central-Eastern Europe) divided according to their geographical proximity and similarity in market characteristics, and by European markets.
Distribution of home office furniture in Europe: shares and evolution of the distribution channels (Office Furniture Dealers, Home Furniture Dealers, Large Scale Retail, E-commerce, DIY, Other), estimated sales of home office furniture for 70 selected leading distributors in Europe and short profiles of the main players.
Breakdown of the Home office furniture market in Europe by product segment (Seats, Desks, Cabinets/Other furnishings)
Competition: market features, concentration and leading manufacturers of home office furniture with total revenues and estimated sales in home office for a sample of 75 leading furniture and office furniture manufacturers in Europe and short profiles of selected companies and insights on how marketing policy and logistic system have been re-addressed in order to achieve the home-office furniture business.
PART 2. WORKING FROM HOME. THE END-USER EXPERIENCE
In the period May-July 2022, CSIL conducted a survey on a sample of end-users, of different ages and occupations, collecting the opinions of over 400 respondents from all over Europe. A previous survey to a similar target and geography has been made in mid-2020. Results of both surveys are shown to show changes that have occurred in the meantime.
The survey goes in-depth into the following aspects:
– Hybrid working: Usual working location and teleworking;
– Modifications of the domestic space and rooms used while working from home;
– Furniture used in the home workstations;
– Level of satisfaction with the home office environment (internet connection, sound/noise, privacy, lighting, desking seating);
– Purchasing process (home office products purchased, budget spent, channels and retail brands).
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS STUDY:
CONSIDERED PRODUCTS: Seating (Swivel chairs with or without castors used for home offices, other kind of ergonomic chairs), Standard desks (Desks of different dimensions like the ones used in offices, free-standing or wall-mounted desks or part of a cabinet/bookcases system), HAT (Height Adjustable Tables or ‘sit-stand’ desks), Small home office desks (Desks of small dimension with integrated storage or not), Cabinets and Storage (Bookcases, pedestals, single cabinets, cabinet systems).
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED:
– Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
– Western Europe (Belgium-Lux, France, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom)
– Central Europe DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
– Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain)
– Central-Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
Actona, Bisley, BoConcept, BRW, Composad, Furniture Village, Furniture@work, Gautier, Gaverzicht-Be Okay, Giroflex, Hofmeister, Kinnarps, Lago, Livique, Meble Vox. Viasit. Knoll + Muuto, Moebel Hoeffner, Molteni&C, Nowy Styl, Palmberg, Roche Bobois, Sokoa, Topstar, Unifor, Wayfair, XXXLutz
Abstract of Table of Contents
METHODOLOGY AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. BASIC DATA
1.1 Market evolution and figures by country
1.2 Consumption of Home Office Furniture, forecasts
2. HOME OFFICE FURNITURE: BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND COUNTRY
2.1 Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
2.2 Western Europe (Belgium, France, Netherland, United Kingdom)
2.3 DACH (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
2.4 Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
2.5 Central Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
3. DEMAND DRIVERS
3.1 European office take-up and flexible office spaces
3.2 Home-based workers
4. DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTS
4.1 Home office furniture retail system
4.2 Products
5. COMPETITIVE SYSTEM: HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PLAYERS IN EUROPE
5.1 Market features and concentration
5.2 Leading distributors of home office furniture in Europe
5.3 The leading manufacturers of home office furniture in Europe
6. WORKING FROM HOME: RESULTS OF THE CSIL SURVEY
6.1 The sample
6.2 Hybrid working: Working location, Home and Office spaces
6.3 Working from home: Rooms, Changes to accommodate WFH practices and Home environment
6.4 Furniture: Seating, Desking, Work tools and Storage products
6.5 Level of satisfaction with the home office environment
6.6 The purchasing process: Home office purchased, budget, channels and intention to buy
APPENDIX: LIST OF MENTIONED COMPANIES with activity, product specialization and general contact details
Where do you work, normally? Breakdown of respondents
The home office furniture market in Europe currently amounts to EUR 2.2 billion at end-user prices. It is a booming segment whose growth results from the increasing demand by people working from home, regularly or occasionally, especially since 2020. Germany is the largest home office furniture market in Europe, followed by the United Kingdom and France.
With the disposition to invest more in home office furniture and equipment, the number of actors participating in the home office supply business multiplies into different categories: traditional manufacturers of office furniture, home furniture, upholstered furniture, office chairs, and RTA furniture producers.
Remote working is becoming a consolidated method, which is radically changing the connection between home and work environments and taking to the design of ever more hybrid spaces. The pandemic led to increased flexibility for both employers and employees, allowing people to work from different places, with the working week split between home and the office.
The new edition of the CSIL report “Home office furniture market in Europe” analyses the evolution of the working from home furniture segment, present scenario and growth prospects, and it is structured in two parts:
PART 1. HOME OFFICE FURNITURE IN EUROPE: BASIC DATA, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND COMPETITION
This part deals with the market size at end-user prices and forecasts of the home office furniture sector in Europe, demand drivers, estimated sales by country, leading manufacturers and distributors.
The Home office furniture consumption in Europe is provided by geographical area (Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe DACH, Southern Europe, Central-Eastern Europe) divided according to their geographical proximity and similarity in market characteristics, and by European markets.
Distribution of home office furniture in Europe: shares and evolution of the distribution channels (Office Furniture Dealers, Home Furniture Dealers, Large Scale Retail, E-commerce, DIY, Other), estimated sales of home office furniture for 70 selected leading distributors in Europe and short profiles of the main players.
Breakdown of the Home office furniture market in Europe by product segment (Seats, Desks, Cabinets/Other furnishings)
Competition: market features, concentration and leading manufacturers of home office furniture with total revenues and estimated sales in home office for a sample of 75 leading furniture and office furniture manufacturers in Europe and short profiles of selected companies and insights on how marketing policy and logistic system have been re-addressed in order to achieve the home-office furniture business.
PART 2. WORKING FROM HOME. THE END-USER EXPERIENCE
In the period May-July 2022, CSIL conducted a survey on a sample of end-users, of different ages and occupations, collecting the opinions of over 400 respondents from all over Europe. A previous survey to a similar target and geography has been made in mid-2020. Results of both surveys are shown to show changes that have occurred in the meantime.
The survey goes in-depth into the following aspects:
– Hybrid working: Usual working location and teleworking;
– Modifications of the domestic space and rooms used while working from home;
– Furniture used in the home workstations;
– Level of satisfaction with the home office environment (internet connection, sound/noise, privacy, lighting, desking seating);
– Purchasing process (home office products purchased, budget spent, channels and retail brands).
KEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS STUDY:
CONSIDERED PRODUCTS: Seating (Swivel chairs with or without castors used for home offices, other kind of ergonomic chairs), Standard desks (Desks of different dimensions like the ones used in offices, free-standing or wall-mounted desks or part of a cabinet/bookcases system), HAT (Height Adjustable Tables or ‘sit-stand’ desks), Small home office desks (Desks of small dimension with integrated storage or not), Cabinets and Storage (Bookcases, pedestals, single cabinets, cabinet systems).
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED:
– Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
– Western Europe (Belgium-Lux, France, Ireland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom)
– Central Europe DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
– Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain)
– Central-Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
Abstract of Table of Contents
METHODOLOGY AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. BASIC DATA
1.1 Market evolution and figures by country
1.2 Consumption of Home Office Furniture, forecasts
2. HOME OFFICE FURNITURE: BUSINESS PERFORMANCE BY GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND COUNTRY
2.1 Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
2.2 Western Europe (Belgium, France, Netherland, United Kingdom)
2.3 DACH (Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
2.4 Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
2.5 Central Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
3. DEMAND DRIVERS
3.1 European office take-up and flexible office spaces
3.2 Home-based workers
4. DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTS
4.1 Home office furniture retail system
4.2 Products
5. COMPETITIVE SYSTEM: HOME OFFICE FURNITURE PLAYERS IN EUROPE
5.1 Market features and concentration
5.2 Leading distributors of home office furniture in Europe
5.3 The leading manufacturers of home office furniture in Europe
6. WORKING FROM HOME: RESULTS OF THE CSIL SURVEY
6.1 The sample
6.2 Hybrid working: Working location, Home and Office spaces
6.3 Working from home: Rooms, Changes to accommodate WFH practices and Home environment
6.4 Furniture: Seating, Desking, Work tools and Storage products
6.5 Level of satisfaction with the home office environment
6.6 The purchasing process: Home office purchased, budget, channels and intention to buy
APPENDIX: LIST OF MENTIONED COMPANIES with activity, product specialization and general contact details
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