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Casual Living's Fabric Survey 2012 , Retailers and designers alike predict in 2012 that the gray color group will grow in popularity, according to Casual Living's exclusive 2012 Fabric Survey. The survey revealed the brown color group is slipping in popularity, although it remains the top performing fabric color group for 2012 for outdoor cushions, slings/straps and decorative pillows.

The Specialty Grill , America's love affair with grilling continues to be strong. Nearly eight out of ten consumers own a grill and 79% of owners grill out once a week or more, according to exclusive results from Casual Living and HGTV's Outdoor Spaces Survey.

Casual Living's Designers and Casual Living Spaces Survey, 2011 , The verdict is in and green is the new black and being green is what all the cool kids are doing in their casual spaces, according to designers. Designers have named transitional earth tones such as greens the most requested by clients for outdoor and indoor casual spaces. And, designers say utilizing eco-friendly products whenever possible and creating a space that blends with nature, has become popular.

Furniture Today's Economic Forecast for 2011 , Furniture Today polled industry analysts and economists to develop a forecast for 2011.

Furniture Today Retail Planning Guide 2012 , Furniture Today's Retail Planning Guide 2012 includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2011 and our outlook for 2012. The report is divided into five main sections: Economic Outlook, E-Intent, Distribution Report, Industry Outlook and Rankings.

Casual Living Fabric Survey 2011 , Brown with a little blue, orange, green and neutral colors thrown in – that’s the specialty retailer color forecast for this year. Specifically, retailers responding to Casual Living’s 2011 Fabric Survey say terra cotta will be the hottest color for cushions in 2011; beige will be the best-selling sling and strap color; and rust-colored cushions will sell the best during the coming year.

Home Accents Today's 2010 Universe Study , The 2010 Universe Study breaks the home accent universe into seven product categories: Decorative Accessories, Accent Furniture, Lamps, Wall Decor, Area Rugs, Lighting Fixtures and Permanent Botanicals. Estimated 2010 total sales are provided for each product category, along with 2010 estimated sales by distribution channels.

Furniture Store Performance Report: Merchandise Mix, 2010 , Furniture/Today’s exclusive merchandise mix report offers insight on what’s happening in today’s furniture business environment and presents store executives with an idea of how they measure up against the industry. In particular, this report, part two of the annual survey, focuses on the sales floor of furniture retailers-including sales and selling space data as well as lines and SKUs. Using the report as a guide, executives can review the data and set goals for their own store.

Furniture Store Performance Report: Store Operations, 2010 , The results of this exclusive survey provide a quick look into the store operations of furniture retailers representing more than 8,800 retail storefronts. The report offers a composite view of operations, including revenue sources, expense allocations, online options, sourcing data as well as efficiency measures.

Kids Today The Gear Consumer, 2010 , The exclusive Kids Today and Mom Central Consulting 2010 Children’s Furniture and Gear survey shows car seats, strollers and accessories for car seats/strollers are the top three gear products moms plan to buy in 2010. That’s just one key finding from the exclusive survey. The study also provides information on moms Internet research, important features moms look for when buying a car seat, the first place moms shop for a car seat as well as where moms look for ideas.

2009 Furniture Store Performance Report - Merchandise Mix , This exclusive presentation provided market share data based on sales and selling space in 2008 for 15 different furniture product categories (including bedding, master bedroom, youth bedroom, cribs and other infant furniture, formal and casual dining, RTA, entertainment centers, desks and other home office, occasional tables and other occasional furniture, stationary upholstery, motion upholstery and motion chairs). For these same product categories, retailers were queried about the number of lines they carried and the number of SKUs they had on display in 2008.

Kids Today Juvenile Store Operations and Merchandising Report, 2009 , Kids Today delves into Juvenile Store Operations and Merchandising in its exclusive 2009 Juvenile Store Operations and Merchandise Report. This report gives an overview of what’s going with specialty retailers as well as provides a snapshot of what age groups account for the most sales and what product categories retailers are carrying. It also presents information on advertising methods and what types of advertising specialty retailers are investing in for today’s economic climate.

Furniture Today’s Upholstery Style Survey 2011 , Furniture/Today's exclusive report provides market share data for percentage of units sold in 2010 for both the styles and fabrics for stationary sofas, motion sofas, reclining chairs and home theater seating. Results are presented by low, middle, upper-middle and high price points. Market share data for fabric constructions including chenilles, jacquards and dobbies, leathers and suedes, microdeniers, prints, textures, velvets and piles and vinyls by price points are also presented.

Furniture Today's Mattress Sales Booster Manual 2009 , This exclusive analysis provides a three-step approach to help retailers boost their bedding sales and increase their sales tickets. The three steps include: focusing on the consumer, embrace specialty sleep and add accessories to merchandise mix.
Furniture Today’s Consumer Views: Spotlight on Entertainment Furniture , It's all about the style as seven out of ten consumers look for style and design elements when shopping for entertainment furniture. That's a key finding from Furniture/Today and HGTV’s 2011 Consumer Views Survey. The exclusive results report style as the most important entertainment product feature among consumers.
FT and HGTV Present "Consumer Voices: The Bedding Shopping Experience" , This exclusive research examines why consumers choose to shop for a mattress in a particular retail channel, the likelihood of shopping in each distribution channel and what consumers would change in the mattress-buying experience.
FT HGTV Consumer Views: Spotlight on Sofas , This exclusive research focuses on the stationary sofa buying experience, including where the consumer would first go to shop for a sofa, the reasons why consumers choose a sofa retailer and several sofa-specific areas where consumers want more information, including the issues of durability and quality.
Furniture Store Performance Report 2008 , Furniture Today's Furniture Store Performance Report provides an overview of furniture store operations and financial results and offers store owners and managers benchmarks to measure their store's performance.

Furniture Today's Case Goods Style Survey 2010 , Furniture Today's exclusive report provides market share data for percentage of units sold in 2009 for both the styles master bedroom, youth bedroom, formal dining and casual dining. Results are presented by promotional, lower-middle, upper-middle and high price points. The style families represented include Casual/Lifestyle, Contemporary, Country and Traditional.
FT and HGTV Survey: Consumers & Retailers: Making the bedding connection , This exclusive research report bridges the gap between what the consumers want when choosing a mattress and what retailers promote, both on the sales floor and in advertising.
Furniture Today's "Retail Bedding Spotlight" , During March and April, Furniture/Today surveyed bedding retailers about their operations, including bedding merchandise mix by type of bed. This report provides retailers with benchmarks to measure bedding merchandise performance.
Furniture Today's 2008 Retail Dining Survey - Casual vs. Formal , During November and December, Furniture Today surveyed furniture retailers about their casual and formal dining operations, including mix by table heights and shapes. This report provides retailers with benchmarks to measure their store's dining merchandise performance.

 

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