Just the Stats: Occasional tables
Furniture/Today Market Research -- Furniture Today, June 8, 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, occasional tables. Drawn from special research reports published throughout the year, the data points spotlight what's going on with the category.
Occasional table retail sales
| 2008 estimated spending in $billions | % of total furniture and bedding market | % change from 2007 |
Occasional Tables | $4.2 | 5% | -7.2% |
Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
Occasional tables in furniture stores
•Accounted for 5% of furniture store sales in 2007.
•Accounted for 5% of selling space in furniture stores in 2007.
•Median SKUs, 34 and median number of lines, 4.
•Median best-selling price points for a cocktail/coffee table, $299.
Source: Furniture/Today Furniture Store Performance Report, 2008
Consumers and occasional tables
Nearly half of consumers planning to redecorate their living room this year plan to shop for an occasional table.
Source: Furniture/Today and HGTV Consumer Views Survey, 2009
To purchase full copies of the special reports referenced above, click on the links below.
Occasional tables product potential report, February 2009
Furniture store performance report, September 2008
Consumer views: Spotlight on the economy, April 25, 2009
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