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PROCESS OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE PURCHASING IN ITALY

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SUMMARY:

In 1999 the Italian market for upholstered furniture (sofas, armchairs, sofa-beds in fabric, microfibre and leather) was worth ITL 3,360 billion. Italian families made approximately 800,000 purchases, spending an average of ITL 4,200,000. In Italy roughly 15,000 traditional furniture outlets sell upholstered furniture but the market share of the large scale retail trade, which includes franchises (Divani & Divani, Poltrone & Sofà, Chateau d'Ax) and large multi-product chains such as IKEA, Mercatone Uno and Semeraro, is growing.

This report studies the behaviour of the Italian consumers of upholstered furniture, taking into consideration: characteristics of purchased upholstered furniture, purchasing process, consumer's profile. The study is based on 370 telephone interviews with families who purchased upholstered furniture worth at least ITL 1,000,000 over the previous 12 months.

Purchases of upholstered furniture are broken down by: product type (suites, sofas, sofa-beds, armchairs), type of covering material (fabric, leather, microfibre), style of upholstered furniture (contemporary/modern, traditional/rustic), purchase price, number of purchased items. The average total spend on upholstered furniture is also provided as well as spend on single upholstery item.

All the above mentioned data on purchases of upholstered furniture are broken down by socio-demographic characteristics of purchasers (geographic area, size of urban centre, sex, age and profession of head of family), purchase price and distribution channel (specialized distribution, non-specialized distribution, large scale distribution, craftsmen). Availability of computer and Internet connection is also considered.

The purchasing process is analysed according to: reasons for purchase, degree of recollection of names of upholstery brands and retailers, criteria of choice in the purchase, distribution channels for upholstery products, loyalty to the sales outlet, degree of customer satisfaction and reasons for any dissatisfaction.

The consumer's life-style is examined on the basis of socio-economic status, decision-making process within the family nucleus, living conditions, type of furnishings.

Products covered include: upholstered furniture, fabric upholstery, leather upholstery, microfibre upholstery, upholstery suites, sectional upholstered furniture, sofas, sofa-beds, armchairs, contemporary/modern style upholstered furniture, traditional/rustic style upholstered furniture, upholstered furniture with removable coverings, reclining chairs, recliners, contract uphostered furniture, household upholstered furniture. (Copyright Csil Milano)

Process of upholstered furniture purchasing in Italy (It.11)

Pages: 76

Language: Italian

Publication date: August 2003

Publisher: Csil Milano

Price: Euro 1800

Copyright: Csil Milano

Status: available for online purchase and immediate download (purchase now)

CONTENTS

Methodology and main results in brief

Socio-demographic characteristics of upholstered furniture purchasers

Characteristics of purchased upholstered furniture

Type of purchased upholstered furniture

Price of upholstered furniture

Number of purchased items

Type of covering

Style of upholstery product

Criteria of brand selection

Brand of purchased upholstered furniture

Reasons for upholstered furniture purchase and criteria of choice

Reasons for upholstered furniture purchasing

Criteria of choice in upholstered furniture purchase

Criteria of selection of the sales outlet

Number of visited sales outlets

Name of selected sales outlet

Type of distribution channel

Size of sales outlets

Familiarity to sales outlets

Degree of customer satisfaction and reasons for any dissatisfaction

Life-style of the consumer

Size of home and type of furnishings

Availability of computer and Internet connection

MENTIONED COMPANIES

Divani & Divani, Altra marca, Chateaux D'Ax, Doimo, Flexform, Natuzzi, Poltrona Frau, Ikea, Nicoletti, Boffi, Cassina, Flou, Mimo, Minotti, Misura Emme, Molteni, Moroso, Seven, Mercatone Uno, Emmelunga, Poltrone & Sofà, Alberta Pacific, Emmezeta.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

All Csil reports are based on Csil's original research, undertaken by Csil's team of in-house researchers. Sources include: personal and telephone interviews, trade magazines, trade associations, company annual reports, product brochures, directories, Csil's databases, official statistical sources.

Other information on related subjects are available in the following report:

- World Furniture Outlook: upholstered furniture

- The European market for upholstered furniture

- The European market for upper-end furniture

- The US market for upholstered furniture

- Upholstered furniture distribution in Italy

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