Description

CSIL report on Mattress Distribution in Germany, France, Italy and UK offers an overview of the mattress retail industry in four leading European markets.

The report includes basic data (consumption, imports, production and exports of mattresses), activity trends as well as driving forces for demand for each country. The study focuses on the distribution channels for mattresses in each country, their developments and differences.

It provides short profiles of major mattress distributors broken down by specialized bedding and mattress stores, generalist furniture stores/chains, mail order, e-commerce, Department stores, contract and buying groups for each country.

Further it includes an analysis of mattress imports by country, short profiles of major local and foreign bedding and mattress manufacturers present on each market. Product trends (material, size and segments) are also provided for each country.

The report includes addresses of about 350 manufacturers and retailers of mattresses with telephone, fax, email, website.

Abstract of Table of Contents

1. Driving forces for demand

Residential investments

Total GDP and private consumption, forecasts 2011

Per capita disposable income and population by region

2. Basic data and activity trend

Mattress sector (at factory prices): Production, Exports, Imports Consumption, 2006-2010

Mattress consumption (at retail prices) 2006-2010

Real growth of mattress consumption. Forecasts 2011-2012

3. Mattress imports and fairs

3.1 Imports

- Imports of mattresses by country and by geographical area, 2005-2010

- Top 5 countries of origin of imports, 2010. Percentages in value

3.2. Sector Fairs

4. Mattress distribution

Breakdown by distribution channel of mattress sales, 2010

Products by channel in a selection of outlets, 2011. Retail prices EUR

5. Major players

Short profiles of top distributors

- Specialised bedding and mattress stores

- Not specialised bedding and mattress stores

6. Top mattress manufacturers

7. Product trends

7.1. Material

- Trend of mattress production by material, 2000-2009

- Breakdown of supply by mattress material in a sample of companies

7.2. Size and segment

- Breakdown of sales by price segments in a sample of leading local companies

7.3. The "green" mattress

8. Addresses