Verdict Research: UK DIY and Gardening Retailers 2007 analyses the DIY & gardening market as it enters a mature stage, characterised by slow growth. The report looks at the market dynamics, growth trends and drivers, key indicators and profiles the leading operators in the market including B&Q, Homebase, Argos, Focus and Wickes, covering market share performance between 1997 and 2007.

Scope

Market size, sales and growth rates for the DIY and gardening markets overall and at category level. In depth analysis of the key issues facing DIY retailers. 10 year trading records with key operating statistics and market share analysis for the leading operators. Space allocation by product category across the leading players.

Highlights

After two successive years of decline, the DIY & gardening market is set to return to growth in 2007. We estimate the market will increase by 3.1% during the year compared with a fall of 0.2% in 2006. In 2007 retailers have also had to work a lot harder to achieve growth with, in many cases heavy investment needed to stimulate consumer spending. It is up to DIY retailers to stimulate market growth. The likes of B&Q and Homebase are rising to the challenge, investing heavily in a range of areas, with the aim to broaden their appeal to a wider customer base, provide more inspiration to shoppers and encourage them to increase their DIY spending.

Reasons to Purchase

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of the UK DIY and gardening market It gives unique market share information and key operating statistics of leading players for benchmarking across the sector. It provides comprehensive DIY and gardening market analysis, charting growth trends for the broader market and the key statistics for 2007.