Other furniture
By Dana French -- Casual Living, 11/1/2009
Includes other tables, fire pits, serving carts, bars and other furniture
The other furniture category, comprised of tables not included in dining sets or conversation groups, fire pits, serving carts, bars, storage pieces and all other non-seating products, totaled $195 million last year and is projected to decrease 7.7% to retail sales of $180 million by the end of this year.
Home improvement centers own the largest share of the category's sales at 36%, while discounters account for 35%.
Specialty stores, at a 13% market share, pulled in $25 million worth of other furniture category sales in 2008 and are expected to drop another 8.4% to $23 million of sales in 2009.
The direct-to-consumer channel, including the Internet, mail-order catalogs and home shopping networks, are predicted to growth the fastest this year, declining sales by only 2.4% to reach $10 million.
| 2008 estimated | 2009 projected | % change from 2008 | |
| Home improvement centers | $69.8 | $64.8 | -7.2% |
| Discount department stores | $68.3 | $63.4 | -7.2% |
| Specialty stores | $25.2 | $23.0 | -8.4% |
| Other | $12.7 | $10.8 | -14.8% |
| Direct-to-consumer | $10.1 | $9.9 | -2.4% |
| Warehouse membership clubs | $9.0 | $8.1 | -9.7% |
| TOTAL | $195.0 | $180.0 | -7.7% |
| Other includes department stores, direct-to-consumer, furniture stores, garden centers, feed & seed stores, interior designers, hardware stores, supermarkets, drug stores, home accent and gift stores and other minor outlets. All figures are based on retail sales. Figures may not add to total due to rounding. Source: Casual Living market research |
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