New Market Report Now Available: Furniture and Furnishings Stores - South Africa

April 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Furniture and furnishings stores experienced a severe trading year in 2010, characterised by high levels of indebtedness by credit customers. This contributed to the slowdown in current value growth over the year, as some debts were written off. There were many customers who defaulted in making payments for their credit purchases as the level of unemployment increased. One of the affected companies was JD Group, which had 67% of its sales through credit sales, and it struggled to sustain itself...

Euromonitor International's Furniture and Furnishings Stores in South Africa report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector insight. Channels include hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters, convenience stores, mixed retailers, health and beauty retailers, clothing and footwear retailers, furniture and furnishing stores, DIY and hardware stores, durable goods retailers, leisure and personal goods retailers.   There are profiles of leading retailers, with analysis of their performance and the challenges they face. There is also analysis of non-store retailing: vending; homeshopping; internet retailing; direct selling, as available.

Product coverage: Chained Forecourt Retailers, Independent Forecourt Retailers.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Partial Table of Contents:

Furniture and Furnishings Stores in South Africa
Euromonitor International
March 2011
List of Contents and Tables
Headlines
Trends
Channel Formats
Chart 1 Furniture and Furnishings Stores: Joshua Doore in Cape Town
Chart 2 Furniture and Furnishings Stores: Russels in Cape Town
Channel Data
Table 1 Furniture and Furnishings Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2005-2010
Table 2 Furniture and Furnishings Stores: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2005-2010
Table 3 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Company Shares by Value 2006-2010
Table 4 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Brand Shares by Value 2007-2010
Table 5 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Brand Shares by Outlets 2007-2010
Table 6 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Brand Shares by Selling Space 2007-2010
Table 7 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space 2010-2015
Table 8 Furniture and Furnishings Stores Forecasts: Value Sales, Outlets and Selling Space: % Growth 2010-2015
Edcon Holdings Pty Ltd - Retailing - South Africa
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 1 Edcon Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 2 Edcon Ltd: Operational Indicators
Internet Strategy
Company Background
Chart 3 Edcon Ltd in Cape Town
Chart 4 Edcon Ltd in Cape Town
Private Label
Competitive Positioning
Summary 3 Edcon Ltd: Competitive Position 2010
Foschini Ltd - Retailing - South Africa
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 4 Foschini Group: Key Facts
Summary 5 Foschini Group: Operational Indicators
Internet Strategy
Company Background
Chart 5 Shoprite in Cape Town
Private Label
Summary 6 Foschini Group Ltd: Private Label Portfolio
Competitive Positioning
Summary 7 Foschini Group Ltd: Competitive Position 2010
Jd Group Ltd - Retailing - South Africa
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 8 JD Group Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 9 JD Group Ltd: Operational Indicators
Internet Strategy
Company Background
Private Label
Competitive Positioning
Summary 10 JD Group: Competitive Position 2010
Mr Price Group Ltd - Retailing - South Africa
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 11 Mr Price Group Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 12 Mr Price Group Ltd: Operational Indicators
Internet Strategy
Company Background
Private Label
Summary 13 Mr Price Group Ltd: Private Label Portfolio
Competitive Positioning
Summary 14 Mr Price Group Ltd: Competitive Position 2010
Shoprite Holdings Ltd - Retailing - South Africa
Strategic Direction
Key Facts
Summary 15 Shoprite Holdings Ltd: Key Facts
Summary 16 Shoprite Holdings Ltd: Operational Indicators
Internet Strategy
Company Background
Chart 6 Shoprite in Cape Town
Private Label
Summary 17 Shoprite Holdings Ltd: Private Label Portfolio
Competitive Positioning
Summary 18 Shoprite Holdings Ltd: Competitive Position 2009
Executive Summary
Retail Sales Slowly Increase As the Country Recovers From the Recession
South African Retail Market Embraces World Cup Opportunities
Price and Quality Continue To Influence the Performance of the Retail Market
Volume Sales Are Expected To Drop As Electricity Tariffs Increase
Key Trends and Developments

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