The most popular, or at least the most bought items of furniture come as no surprise. This years survey,from the Furniture Retailer Association have just been released. The survey by no means is exact, but it does give a comprehensive view of the ups and downs of the furniture industry,which has struggled with the downturn of the economy.
This has certainly been a difficult year. There has been a world wide recession, family budgets have been cautious and the manufacturers have been trying hard to maintain their sales figures, and increase their presence in the market place. The companies that have been successful, have been the companies who have been one step in front, and payed special attention to new designs.
Despite the fact that UK Ltd. has crashed and burnt its credit card, and credit rating,the amount of furniture sold on interest free credit, especially in the lounge furniture section was still high. The sales figures might not have been anything like as good, if it was not for credit available in this way.The same did not apply for bedroom furniture,as he individual items were often not bought on credit.
Beds were actually the largest selling items. These ranges, from divan beds made by the market giants,to the creative hand made pine bed accounted for a massive 24% of the whole furniture market.Bedroom furniture generally came second, but individual items like pine wardrobes only accounted for 4% specialist products,such as small wardrobes for small bedrooms came in at .2 %
Downstairs furniture as it is known did okay ,suites were down a little in sales volumes, which means people were prepared, to use what they have for another year. Lounge furniture, suck as oak coffee tables and dining sets, were strong, and held their own,pine too was good, farmhouse tables sold very well, as they normally do, even though the sales often do not come from the high street.
This has certainly been a difficult year. There has been a world wide recession, family budgets have been cautious and the manufacturers have been trying hard to maintain their sales figures, and increase their presence in the market place. The companies that have been successful, have been the companies who have been one step in front, and payed special attention to new designs.
Despite the fact that UK Ltd. has crashed and burnt its credit card, and credit rating,the amount of furniture sold on interest free credit, especially in the lounge furniture section was still high. The sales figures might not have been anything like as good, if it was not for credit available in this way.The same did not apply for bedroom furniture,as he individual items were often not bought on credit.
Beds were actually the largest selling items. These ranges, from divan beds made by the market giants,to the creative hand made pine bed accounted for a massive 24% of the whole furniture market.Bedroom furniture generally came second, but individual items like pine wardrobes only accounted for 4% specialist products,such as small wardrobes for small bedrooms came in at .2 %
Downstairs furniture as it is known did okay ,suites were down a little in sales volumes, which means people were prepared, to use what they have for another year. Lounge furniture, suck as oak coffee tables and dining sets, were strong, and held their own,pine too was good, farmhouse tables sold very well, as they normally do, even though the sales often do not come from the high street.
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