Just the Stats: Occasional tables

Furniture/Today Market Research -- Furniture Today, June 23, 2010

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

	2009 estimated spending in $ billions	2008 estimated spending in $ billions	% growth from 2008	% of total furniture and bedding market
Occasional Tables	$3.8	$4.3	-9.6%	5%

Source:  Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research

Occasional tables in furniture stores

• Accounted for 5% of furniture store sales in 2008.
• Accounted for 5% of selling space in furniture stores in 2008.
• Median SKUs, 28 and median number of lines, 5.
• Median best-selling price points for a cocktail/coffee table, $299.

Source:  Furniture/Today Furniture Store Performance Report: Merchandise Mix, 2009

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, December 2009
Furniture store performance report: Merchandise mix, September 14, 2009
Consumer views: Spotlight on the economy, April 25, 2009