• Window Dressings — ready-made and custom-made curtains, curtain fabric and linings, net/lace curtains and window blinds
• Bedding — bed linen, duvets, pillows and blankets
• Bathroom & Kitchen Textiles — towels, bath mats, pedestal mats and toilet seat covers
• Cushions and Covers — including cushion covers, loose covers and throws
• Table Linen — tablecloths, napkins and fabric placemats.

It excludes textiles used for floorcoverings and miscellaneous household textiles such as dusters, floor cloths and cleaning cloths.
Also excluded are mattresses, electric blankets and sleeping bags.

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Companies Mentioned in the report include:

Debenhams PLC, Dunelm Group PLC, GHCL Rosebys Ltd, Hillarys Blinds Ltd, House of Fraser Ltd, IKEA Ltd, Laura Ashley Holdings PLC, Marks and Spencer PLC, Matalan Ltd, Walker Greenbank PLC, Cleland McIver Ltd, CW Textiles Ltd, Feather & Black Ltd, Harry Corry, Jane Churchill Interiors Ltd, John Cotton Group, Montgomery Tomlinson Ltd, Osborne & Little Ltd, Paul Simon Curtains (London) UK Ltd, Thomas Sanderson Ltd

Market Definition

• REPORT COVERAGE
• MARKET SECTORS
• MARKET TRENDS
      - Household Size
          - Table 1: Size of Households in Great Britain (%), 1961, 1991 and 2005
      - Property Transactions
          - Table 2: Annual Number of Property Transactions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (000), Years Ending 31st March 2003-2007
          - Figure 1: Annual Number of Property Transactions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (000), Years Ending 31st March 2003-2007
      - Owner Occupancy
• ECONOMIC TRENDS
      - Gross Domestic Product
          - Table 3: UK Gross Domestic
      - Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2002-2006
      - Inflation
          - Table 4: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2002-2006
      - Disposable Income
          - Table 5: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2002-2006
      - Population
          - Table 6: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000),Mid-Years 2002-2006
      - Unemployment
          - Table 7: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2002-2006
      - Consumer Confidence Survey
• MARKET POSITION
      - The UK
      - Overseas
          - Table 8: Estimated Population Size of Selected European Countries (000), 1st January 2007

Market Size

• THE TOTAL MARKET
          - Table 9: The Total UK Market for Household Textiles by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2002-2006
          - Figure 2: The Total UK Market for Household Textiles by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2002-2006
          - Table 10: The Total UK Home Furnishings Market by Sector byValue at Current Prices(£m at rsp), 2005-2006
• BY MARKET SECTOR
      - Window Dressings
      - Bedding
      - Bathroom and Kitchen Textiles
      - Cushions and Covers
          - Table Linen
• OVERSEAS TRADE
          - Table 11: Overseas Trade in Home Furnishings by Sector by Value(£000), 2006
      - Imports
          - Table 12: Intra-EU Arrivals and
      - Extra-EU Imports of Home Furnishings by Sector by Value (£000), 2006
          - Table 13: Principal Non-EU Suppliers of Home Furnishings to the UKby Value (£000), 2006
      - Exports
          - Table 14: Intra-EU Exports andExtra-EU Exports of Home Furnishings by Sector by Value (£000), 2006

Industry Background

• RECENT HISTORY
• NUMBER OF COMPANIES
          - Table 15: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Soft Furnishings by Turnover Sizeband, 2006
• EMPLOYMENT
          - Table 16: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Soft Furnishings by Employment Sizeband, 2006
• REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE
• DISTRIBUTION
      - Department Stores and Variety Retailers
      - Home Furnishings Specialists
      - Direct Selling
      - Others
• HOW ROBUST IS THE
• MARKET?
• LEGISLATION
      - The Multi Fibre Agreement
• KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
      - Association of Master Upholsterers and Soft Furnishers
      - British Interior Textiles
      - Association
      - British Textile Machinery
      - Association
      - The Lancashire Textile Manufacturers’ Association
      - The Textile Institute

Competitor Analysis

• THE MARKETPLACE
• MARKET LEADERS
      - Debenhams PLC
      - Dunelm Group PLC
      - GHCL Rosebys Ltd
      - Hillarys Blinds Ltd
      - House of Fraser Ltd
      - IKEA Ltd
      - Laura Ashley Holdings PLC
      - Marks and Spencer PLC
      - Matalan Ltd
      - Walker Greenbank PLC
      - Other Companies
      - Cleland McIver Ltd
      - CW Textiles Ltd
      - Feather & Black Ltd
      - Harry Corry Interiors
      - Jane Churchill Interiors Ltd
      - John Cotton Group
      - Montgomery Tomlinson Ltd
      - Osborne & Little Ltd
      - Paul Simon Curtains (London)
      - UK Ltd
      - Thomas Sanderson Ltd
• OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS
      - The Process of Textile Production
      - Selected Suppliers to the Textile Industry
• MARKETING ACTIVITY
      - Main Media Advertising Expenditure
          - Table 17: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Home Furnishings (£000), Years Ending December 2005 and 2006
      - Window Dressings
          - Table 18: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Venetian and Roller Blinds (£000), Year Ending31st December 2006
      - Furniture and Upholstery Fabrics
          - Table 19: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Furniture Upholstery and Fabric (£000), Year Ending 31st December 2006
      - Bed and Bath Linens and Towels
          - Table 20: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Bed and Bath Linens and Towels (£000), Year Ending 31st December 2006
      - Recent Promotions
      - Big Book of Furnishings
      - John Lewis
      - Exhibitions
      - The Interiors Event
      - Decorex International
      - The Ideal Home Show
      - BBC Good Homes Show

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

• THE TOTAL MARKET
• WINDOW DRESSINGS
• BEDDING
• BATHROOM AND KITCHEN TEXTILES
• CUSHIONS AND COVERS
• TABLE LINEN

Buying Behaviour

• AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES
          - Table 21: Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Household Textiles by Gross Income Decile Group (£), 2005/2006
• HOUSEHOLD PENETRATION
          - Table 22: Household Penetration of Home Furnishings (% of respondents), 2007
• PURCHASING PATTERNS
          - Table 23: Proportion of Adults Purchasing Home Furnishings in the Last 12 Months (% of adults), 2007
      - Reason for Purchase
          - Table 24: Reason for Purchases of Home Furnishings in the Last 12 Months (% of adults), 2007
      - Expenditure
      - Bed Linen
          - Table 25: Expenditure on Bed Linen in the Last 12 Months by Age, Sex, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of respondents), 2007
      - Window Dressings
          - Table 26: Expenditure on Curtains in the Last 12 Months by Age, Sex, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of respondents), 2007
          - Table 27: Expenditure on Window Blinds in the Last 12 Months by Age, Sex, Social Grade and Marital Status (% of respondents), 2007

Current Issues

• CLOSURES, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
      - Viyella
      - GHCL Acquires Rosebys
      - Welspun India Ltd
• BOARD AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES
      - House of Fraser
      - Marks and Spencer
      - Christy Towels

The Global Market

• INTRODUCTION
• THE INDIAN MARKET
• THE CHINESE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
• THE US TEXTILE INDUSTRY
• THE EUROPEAN TEXTILE MARKET

Forecasts

• ECONOMIC FORECASTS
      - Gross Domestic Product
          - Table 28: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2007-2011
      - Population
          - Table 29: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2007-2011
• FORECASTS 2007 TO 2011
          - Table 30: The Forecast UK Home Furnishings Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2007-2011
          - Figure 3: The Forecast UK Home Furnishings Market by Sector by Value (£m at rsp), 2007-2011
• FUTURE TRENDS
      - Increasing Competition
      - Environmental and Social Concerns

Company Profiles

    - Debenhams PLC
    - Hillarys Blinds Ltd
    - House of Fraser Ltd
    - IKEA Ltd
    - Laura Ashley Holdings PLC
    - Marks and Spencer PLC
    - Matalan Ltd
    - Walker Greenbank PLC

Consumer Confidence

• METHODOLOGY
• KEY FINDINGS THIS QUARTER
• THE WILLINGNESS TO BORROW
      - Confidence Improves
          - Table A: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), February 2006-2007
      - Willingness to Borrow SlipsSlightly
          - Table B: The Number of Adults Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items (000 and %), February 2006-2007
• SPENDING FROM SAVINGS
      - Slight Increase in Spending from Savings
          - Table C: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Spend from Savings in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), February 2006-2007
      - Saving Grows in RelativeImportance
          - Table D: The Average Amounts Adults Are Confident Spending to Purchase Expensive Items (£ and %), February 2006-2007

Further Sources

    - Associations
    - Publications
    - General Sources
    - Government Publications
    - Other Sources
    - Bisnode Sources

Understanding TGI Data

    - Number, Profile, Penetration
    - Social Grade
    - Standard Region

Key Note Research

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