Abstract
AMA Research have published the Ninth Edition of the ' Garden Products Distribution Market - UK 2008-2012". This report incorporates original input and primary research and represents an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the Domestic Garden Products market.
The report includes:
- A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THIS £5 BILLION MARKET - including analysis of recent trends, the current situation and prospects for future growth up to 2012.
- IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE KEY COMPANIES - including recent developments, key companies and garden product sales mix.
- ANALYSIS BY PRODUCT GROUP - market sizes, recent trends, product mix and
distribution shares for each of the following product sectors:
- Horticulture
- Garden Buildings
- Garden Chemicals
- Garden Leisure
- Garden Sundries
- Garden Tools & Equipment
The Domestic Garden Products market has experienced difficult trading conditions during 2006 & 2007, affected by poor weather conditions over key trading periods. The market is expected to continue to struggle in 2008, again affected by poor weather conditions, but also by growing economic uncertainty and falling consumer spending.
Key points of particular interest:
- Forecasts for 2008 and 2009, and through to 2012.
- Growing impact of ' green' issues in the market. How will these affect the market in the future?
- How are garden centres adapting their offering to strengthen their appeal, increase footfall and generate sales?
- Variable performances of the different garden product sectors in recent years and how are they expected to perform in the future?
- Changing distribution trends including a review of DIY Multiples and Garden Centres.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:
THE MARKET
- UK Domestic Garden Products Market - market size in value terms from 2002-2007, with forecasts through to 2012.
- The development of the market in recent years, including market background as well as the current situation.
- Key trends affecting the market, including the performance of the housing market (growth of apartments), the growth of ' green' issues and products, media coverage, distribution trends and the changing customer profile of UK consumers.
GARDEN PRODUCTS RETAILERS
- Overall share of the market, by retail channel - DIY Multiples, Garden Centres, Catalogue/Mail Order, High Street/Grocery, Internet, Independents etc.
- Major companies within each retail channel, including recent developments and turnover figures.
- Market shares of major garden centres and major DIY multiples within the Garden Products market.
- Development of garden centres' product mix from 1997-2007.
- Sales mix of garden products through major retail channels, including garden centres, DIY multiples, grocery multiples and online retailers etc.
PRODUCTS
- Overall mix of products within the market - share by Horticulture, Chemicals, Equipment, Building, Leisure and Garden ' Sundries' .
- Market sizes and recent trends for each of the 6 product sectors detailed above - growth of each product sector between 1997 and 2007.
- The mix of products within each key product sector - detailed breakdown of major product areas within each sector.
- The distribution mix within each product sector - assessment of relative strengths and weaknesses of key channels.
- Growth prospects for each sector - both in the short and longer term.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
- Housing Market Forecasts - Housing transactions, trend to apartments, Domestic RMI activity and New Housebuilding, and their potential impact on the Garden Products market.
- Key economic influences and their growth prospects.
- Forecasts for Garden Products market growth from 2008-2012 - market prospects and key influencing factors.
- The report is extensive with over 100 pages and 55 tables and charts (see right hand panel for a full listing of contents including tables and charts)
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 7
2. SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 8
- 2.1 Summary 8
- 2.2 Future Prospects 9
3. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 10
- 3.1 GDP 10
- 3.2 INFLATION & INTEREST RATES 11
- 3.3 UNEMPLOYMENT 12
- 3.4 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION 12
- 3.5 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 13
- 3.6 STERLING 14
- 3.7 POPULATION PROFILE 15
- 3.8 CONCLUSIONS 17
4. GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 18
- 4.1 DEFINITION 18
- 4.2 MARKET STRUCTURE 18
- 4.3 MARKET SIZE 20
- 4.3.1 Current Performance 20
- 4.3.2 Future Prospects 23
- 4.4 KEY MARKET INFLUENCES 25
- 4.4.1 Housing Market 25
- 4.4.2 Consumer Characteristics 28
5. CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION 30
- 5.1 DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS 30
- 5.2 GARDEN CENTRES 31
- 5.2.1 Definition 31
- 5.2.2 Market Size 32
- 5.2.3 Market Shares 33
- 5.2.4 Key Companies 34
- 5.2.5 Product Mix 36
- 5.2.6 Garden Centre SWOT Analysis 38
- 5.3 DIY MULTIPLES 41
- 5.3.1 Definition 41
- 5.3.2 Market Size 41
- 5.3.3 Key Companies 43
- 5.3.4 Distribution of Garden Products 44
- 5.3.5 Garden Product Mix 46
- 5.4 HIGH STREET / GROCERY MULTIPLES 47
- 5.4.1 Key Companies 48
- 5.4.2 Garden Products Mix 49
- 5.5 CATALOGUE STORES / MAIL ORDER / INTERNET SUPPLIERS 50
- 5.5.1 Key Companies 50
- 5.5.2 Garden Products Mix 52
- 5.7 OTHERS 53
6. PRODUCTS 55
- 6.1 PRODUCT MIX 55
- 6.2 SHARE BY PRODUCT 56
- 6.3 PRODUCT SECTOR TRENDS 59
- 6.3.1 Horticulture 59
- 6.3.2 Garden Buildings 68
- 6.3.3 Garden Leisure 72
- 6.3.4 Garden Equipment 82
- 6.3.5 Garden Chemicals 88
- 6.3.6 Garden Sundries 93
- 6.3.7 Non-Garden Products 110
TABLES AND CHARTS
- CHART 1 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2012 - BY VALUE £M RSP 8
- CHART 2 INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION (CPI) FROM 1992-2012 11
- CHART 3 PDI & SAVINGS RATIO AT CURRENT PRICES 1992-2012 13
- TABLE 4 EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS 2000-2008 - STERLING TO THE DOLLAR, AND THE EURO, SPOT RATES 15
- CHART 5 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESIDENT UK POPULATION 2001 CENSUS (' 000) 16
- CHART 6 DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE FOR GARDEN PRODUCTS 19
- CHART 7 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE (£M RSP) 20
- CHART 8 GROWTH PROSPECTS FOR THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS 2008-2012 - BY VALUE (£M RSP) 23
- TABLE 9 HOUSE BUILDING COMPLETIONS 2002-2012 - UNITED KINGDOM (' 000 DWELLINGS) 25
- CHART 10 NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2002-2008(' 000) 27
- CHART 11 TYPE OF HOUSING COMPLETIONS 1999/00-2007/08 28
- CHART 12 DISTRIBUTION OF GARDEN PRODUCTS 2007 BY VALUE 30
- CHART 13 UK GARDEN CENTRE MARKET 2002-2007 (£M RSP) 32
- TABLE 14 GARDEN CENTRE MARKET SHARES 2007 BY VALUE 33
- CHART 15 GARDEN CENTRE PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 36
- TABLE 16 SWOT ANALYSIS OF UK GARDEN CENTRES 38
- CHART 17 DIY MULTIPLES MARKET - 2002-2007 (£M RSP) 42
- CHART 18 UK DIY MULTIPLES MARKET FOR GARDEN PRODUCTS 1993-2007 (£M RSP) 45
- CHART 19 GARDEN & LEISURE PRODUCTS SHARE BY MAJOR MULTIPLE 2007 46
- CHART 20 DIY MULTIPLES GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 47
- CHART 21 HIGH-STREET/GROCERY MULTIPLES GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 49
- CHART 22 CATALOGUE/MAIL-ORDER/INTERNET RETAILERS GARDEN PRODUCT MIX 2007 - BY VALUE 53
- CHART 23 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN PRODUCTS MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 55
- TABLE 24 PRODUCT MIX 2007 - % SHARE BY SECTOR, BY CHANNEL 56
- TABLE 25 PRODUCT GROUP SHARES IN THE GARDEN CENTRE MARKET 1997-2007 57
- CHART 26 MARKET VALUE OF MAJOR GARDEN PRODUCT SECTORS, ANNUAL TOTALS 1997-2007 (1997 = 100) 58
- CHART 27 DOMESTIC SALES OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS 2002-2008 (£M RSP) 60
- CHART 28 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK HORTICULTURAL MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 61
- CHART 29 UK DOMESTIC NURSERY STOCK SALES (£M RSP) 2002-2008 62
- CHART 30 UK DOMESTIC SALES OF HOUSE AND BEDDING PLANTS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 63
- CHART 31 UK MARKET FOR BULBS & SEEDS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 65
- CHART 32 UK DOMESTIC HORTICULTURAL MARKET - SHARE OF SALES BY RETAIL CHANNEL 2007 67
- TABLE 33 UK DOMESTIC MARKET FOR GARDEN BUILDINGS (£M RSP) 2002-2008 68
- CHART 34 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION - GARDEN BUILDINGS 2007 - % BY VOLUME 71
- CHART 35 UK GARDEN LEISURE MARKET 2002-2008 £M RSP 73
- CHART 36 DOMESTIC GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET 2002-2008 (£M RSP) 74
- CHART 37 GARDEN FURNITURE MARKET BY TYPE OF MATERIAL 2001-2007 75
- CHART 38 UK BARBECUE MARKET VOLUME & VALUE 2002-2008 £M RSP 76
- CHART 39 UK MIX OF BARBECUES BY TYPE - BY VALUE 2001 - 2007 78
- TABLE 40 UK GARDEN LEISURE ACCESSORY MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 79
- CHART 41 CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION FOR GARDEN LEISURE PRODUCTS 2007 - BY VALUE 81
- CHART 42 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN EQUIPMENT MARKET 2002-2008 BY VALUE £M RSP 83
- CHART 43 MIX OF PRODUCTS WITHIN THE UK GARDEN EQUIPMENT MARKET 2007 - BY VALUE 85
- CHART 44 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN EQUIPMENT IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 87
- CHART 45 THE UK GARDEN CHEMICALS MARKET PERFORMANCE 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 88
- CHART 46 COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE HORTICULTURAL AND GARDEN CHEMICAL MARKETS 2002-2007 - BY % CHANGE YEAR-ON-YEAR 89
- CHART 47 MARKET SHARE OF GARDEN CHEMICALS 2007 - BY VALUE 90
- CHART 48 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN CHEMICALS IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 92
- CHART 49 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK GARDEN SUNDRIES MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 94
- CHART 50 UK DOMESTIC MARKET FOR GARDEN SUNDRIES 2007 - BY VALUE 95
- CHART 51 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC PAVING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 96
- CHART 52 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC POTS AND PLANTERS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 97
- CHART 53 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC POND & FOUNTAIN MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 99
- CHART 54 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN LIGHTING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 101
- CHART 55 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC FENCING MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 103
- CHART 56 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC DECKING & WOOD PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 105
- CHART 57 PERFORMANCE OF THE UK DOMESTIC GARDEN WATER PRODUCTS MARKET 2002-2008 - BY VALUE £M RSP 107
- CHART 58 DISTRIBUTION MIX FOR GARDEN SUNDRIES IN THE UK 2007 - BY VALUE 109
