Description

Poland is the leading home furniture consumer among the New EU Member Countries, with consumption totalling about Euro 4.5 billion. Poland is one of the most important European manufacturers of upholstered furniture (imports are 30 times lower than exports).

The furniture distribution sector in Poland is influenced by many factors and is recording different growth paths: increase in the number of furnishing outlets, Development of furniture chains owned by manufacturers, Expansion of the furniture/design shopping centres formula, E-commerce is becoming the principal alternative channel to traditional distribution, The potential market for imported furniture is also witnessing positive evolution.

This Report, produced by CSIL, Centre for Industrial Studies, offers an analysis of home furniture distribution industry in Poland and provides an economic overview of the country; trend for home furniture consumption; breakdown of home furniture sales by distribution channel (specialized furniture distributors (furniture chains, franchising, buying groups, independent furniture retailers), non-specialist distributors (department stores, multistores, hypermarkets, DIY) and others.

The analysis of furniture distribution by product/segment covers: upholstered furniture and kitchen furniture.

Home furniture imports are broken down by country, geographical area and product (upholstered furniture, kitchen furniture, dining and living room furniture, bedroom furniture, non-upholstered seats and other furniture).

Short profiles of major home furniture distributors with analysis of sales performance are also available.

Major furniture trade fairs are also analyzed.

Addresses of about 70 furniture distributors mentioned in the report are also included.

Also available on the new EU Member States as a whole Furniture distribution in Europe, part II which offers a comparative analysis of home furniture distribution in 4 European countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania), providing trends in home furniture consumption, distribution channels' market shares, retail formats, home furniture imports and short company profiles.

Abstract of Table of Contents

Introduction and overview

Methodology

Overview: home furniture market in the New EU Members

Home furniture consumption and import in the neu EU Member countries

FURNITURE DISTRIBUTION IN POLAND

Economic overview

Home furniture consumption

Macroeconomic indicators

GDP, inflation and private consumption 2007 and forecasts 2008-2009

Home furniture imports

Home furniture. Consumption and per capita consumption at retail prices

Home furniture. Consumption and imports/consumption ratio

Demand factors and development of furniture retail

Home furniture. Imports by country and by area of origin

Home furniture. Imports by segment: Upholstered furniture, Bedroom furniture, Kitchen furniture

Times and costs of import procedures

Home furniture distribution channels

Marriage rate and building permits

Municipalities with the highest number of dwellings completed

Furniture, lighting equipment and household article. Total stores and number of inhabitants per store

Supply process

Furniture distribution channels

Structure of the supply chain

Breakdown of home furniture distributors by provenance

Retail formats

Opening of the first sales outlet in a sample of specialist operators

Leading furniture distributors

Home furniture. Distribution channels

Specialist furniture distributors

Non-specialist furniture distributors

Home furniture. Total sales and number of stores in a sample of specialist distributors

Trade fairs

Home furniture. Total sales and number of stores in a sample of specialist distributors and DIY companies

Estimated furniture sales of leading distributors

Addresses of mentioned companies