Living and Dining Room Furniture - UK - February 2010
The days of the conventional three-piece suite are numbered. Less than one in five adults think buying upholstered furniture as a suite is important.
When buying a sofa two-thirds of consumers will go for the best they can afford whereas only one in ten will go for the cheapest available.
Sitting in front of the TV is the most common way to take most meals (17 million) and over four in ten adults want sofas that are easy to clean away spills and stains.
The days of the conventional three-piece suite are numbered. Less than one in five adults think buying upholstered furniture as a suite is important.
When buying a sofa two-thirds of consumers will go for the best they can afford whereas only one in ten will go for the cheapest available.
Sitting in front of the TV is the most common way to take most meals (17 million) and over four in ten adults want sofas that are easy to clean away spills and stains.
Sales and deals are now expected. Over a third of consumers usually wait for a sale before buying furniture for the living or dining room. Furniture retailers need to develop more inventive deals for customers to avoid consumer cynicism.
Having a great website is vital for retailers of living and dining furniture. More than four in ten adults do research online before visiting a store.
Furniture showrooms still have a big future. Half of adults want to test sofas in-store for comfort and more than four in ten think good customer service in-store is important.
“Mortgage intermediaries are set to face yet more challenges over the next few years. The current mortgage market environment is lacklustre although there is positivity to be found in its increasing stability. The threat from direct sales is set to adversely affect the intermediary business in the short-term. Moreover, the need to be compliant with regulatory changes will only serve to further test
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