Just the Stats: Motion Sofas
Furniture/Today Market Research -- Furniture Today, March 30, 2009
The Just the Stats series gathers in one place data Furniture/Today's Market Research team has compiled on specific product categories; in this case, motion sofas. Drawn from special research reports published throughout the year, the data points focus on what's going on with the category.
Motion upholstery retail sales
| 2008 estimated spending in $billions | % of total furniture and bedding market | % change from 2007 |
Motion sofas | $3.4 | 4% | -6.0% |
Reclining chairs | $3.6 | 5% | -6.8% |
Swivel, glider rockers | $1.2 | 2% | -9.7% |
Total Motion upholstery | $8.2 | 11% | -6.9% |
Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
Motion sofas in furniture stores
- -Accounted for 6% of furniture store sales in 2007.
- -Accounted for 6% of selling space in furniture stores in 2007.
- -Median SKUs, 10 and median number of lines, 3.
- -Median best-selling price points for a leather motion sofa, $1,300 and $900 for a fabric-covered motion sofa.
Source: Furniture/Today Furniture Store Performance Report, 2008
To purchase full copies of the special reports referenced above, click on the links below.
Motion sofa product potential report, February 2009
Furniture store performance report, September 2008
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