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Figure: India Organized Home Furniture Market Size by Revenue in INR Million, FY’2010-FY’2015
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Bedroom furniture held ~% of the total revenue The demand of modular kitchen has bolstered
of home furniture market in India, as recorded in the total sales in the market from INR ~ million in
FY’2015. Bedroom furniture has stood as the the year FY’2010 to INR ~ million in the FY’2015.
highest revenue-generating segment as furniture In the year FY’2015, nearly 85% of this market
items placed in bedroom have been the utmost was governed by the unorganized Johnson
priority for Indian customers. summarized ~% of the market in terms of
revenues sector, whereas big players such as
Table: India Bedroom Furniture Segmentation
Sleek and H&R.
by Type of Products on the Basis of Revenues in
INR Million, FY’2015 Sale of home furniture in the western region of
India was observed to be the highest at ~% due to
Bedroom Furniture INR Million the high demand of solid wood. The Indian
Bed ~ market for home furniture products has observed
a varied/mixed demand from different income
Wardrobe ~
classes. The upper class of the Indian society has
Dressing Tables ~ considered cost as a secondary factor and has
laid emphasis on design and durability of the
Others ~
product.
Total ~
Table: India Home Furniture Segmentation on
The living room furniture was the second most the basis of rooms, in Percentage Contribution
important choice as it garnered ~% share in in INR Million, FY’2015
revenues for the year FY’2015. This segment
encompasses a wide range of coffee tables, sofas, Furniture of different rooms % Share
center tables, corner tables, chairs, bookshelves, Bedroom Furniture ~
TV stands, ottomans, display cabinets, consoles
Living room Furniture ~
and upholstered furniture like sofas and
overstuffed chairs. Sofas have been the highest Dining room Furniture ~
selling product in the living room as they are the
Kitchen furniture ~
primary items to be placed in the living room.
They accounted for ~% share of the living room Kids room furniture ~
furniture market. Others ~
The dining room furniture also includes other
The sale of home furniture products through
items such as bar stools, sideboard cabinets,
exclusive showrooms was observed to contribute
serving carts and wine storage units. This
highest to the revenues of the market as
segment accounted for a revenue share of ~% in
customers had more confidence in the quality of
the home furniture market in FY’2015. The
products and trust on brands. Furniture dealers
average selling price of a dining set in a branded
stood as the second most preferred destination
showroom is usually in the range of INR 35,000 to
for purchase of home furniture products.
INR 70,000.
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In House Manufacturing Model: The operations The importer charge a margin of ~%, who sips
in domestic manufacturing of furniture in India the product to the retailer or the exclusive stores
can be divided into 2 basic forms, namely, ‘make which further charges a margin of ~% on the
to order’ and ‘bulk manufacturing’. The raw furniture products. The major drawback of this
materials can be obtained either through the business model is the high turn-around time. In
local market or through imports from Malaysia, case the required piece is not available with the
Indonesia or China. furniture dealer/ supplier, it can take significant
After procurement of raw materials from timber amount of time (several weeks) to import it from
suppliers, the furniture manufacturer develops the source country. This would lead to loss of
the designs and produces the product based on customer interest in the product and hence
the customer requirement. The manufacturer create loss in sales.
though pays the cost of transportation of Moreover, this model also possesses a higher risk
furniture but transfers it to the customer by of furniture damage during transportation as
including it in the final bill of purchase. The products have to be delivered through different
requirement is routed to the manufacturer means (sea and land) and require multiple
through exclusive, franchise or dealer stores.
loading and off-loading points.
These stores retain a gross profit margin of ~%
and ~% respectively. The wholesalers keep a Online Marketplace Model: Market place
gross profit margin of ~% to cover their costs and business model enables the third party retailers
sell furniture products to a wide range of dealers. to sell and advertise their products on an online
One of the major draw backs of selling through platform. It has gained its prominence during the
an in-house manufacturing business model in the last few years majorly since the refurbishment of
home furniture market is the higher cost of ecommerce sector in India. The online portal
production in comparison to imports. Heightened further develops sync with the merchant by
labor expenses, raw material costs and operating means of an agreement on partnership,
costs in India have reflected ~% higher prices of assessment and operation model. The product is
products in comparison to imports from then sent to the market place that acts as a
countries such as China and Indonesia. storage place/ inventory.
Import Based Model: Import of furniture The B2B2C Model is useful in the case when
products has been observed significantly in the merchants are located in different regions and
Indian market. The presence of large number of come together to form an online virtual shopping
dealers and traders has been largely due to the mall. The major profit sources include fixed fees
higher fees obtained through trading of furniture from merchants and price charged from
items in comparison to domestic manufacturing. transaction and additional services.
The payment can also be taken in installments;
importers generally pay ~% of the total cost at
the time of order placement and transfer the
remaining amount at the time of shipment.
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In order to establish a furniture manufacturing Human resources have formed a critical aspect of
unit in Chakan, Pune, India, there are several every organization. In a furniture manufacturing
parameters that need to be considered. Pune has unit, carpenters, machine men, polish men, CAD
been selected as prime location due to its central operators and other skilled laborers form a vital
geographical presence and presence of a strong aspect to process wood either manually or
industrial base. The usage of both manual labor through machinery.
and automated machinery has been most widely
Table Annual Cost of Production for Furniture
used in the industry.
Manufacturing Unit
For the first year, the annual production capacity
will be near to 60%. The factory floor has been Particulars Amount (INR)
divided in a specific proportion in order to Expenses
facilitate easier flow of material and smooth
operation. The quality of wood used to produce Interest
furniture is considered of high grade. Depreciation of machinery at 15%
Table: Assumptions Considered in the
Depreciation of Equipment and
Investment Model
Furniture at 35%
Parameter Description
Total
Annual Land Rent of 10,000 Sq.
ft.
Location Table Financial Indicators for a Furniture
Manufacturing Plant in India
Capacity Utilization
Financial Indicator Particulars
Annual Production Capacity
Promoter Contribution Annual Sales Revenues (INR)
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Children’s furniture has slowly gained its share in The mattress market of India has been dominated
the Indian furniture market. The younger by small and unorganized players which cater to
generation of parents has looked to provide the nearly ~% of the overall requirement of mattresses
best surroundings for their children at home and in the country. The major types of mattresses
have generated the demand of specialized observed in the Indian market include, spring, coir,
children’s furniture items. These target groups not foam and hybrid mattresses. The market has been
only have purchased individual furniture items, but dominated by domestic brands such as Kurlon,
have also looked to remodel their child’s room to Sleepwell, Springfit and Nilkamal. However, the
provide a unique look to their room. With an gradual influx of foreign mattress brands such as
average budget of INR 0.2 to 0.25 million, these Tempur and King Koil has heightened the
buyers have showcased a mixed demand of theme competition in the market. The revenues
based and non-theme based furniture. generated by retail sales of mattress in India
amounted to INR ~ million in the year FY’2015.
The overall children’s furniture market in India has
been observed to grow at a CAGR of ~% during The popularity of spring mattresses has increased
FY’2010-FY’2015 and reached INR ~ million in over the years as more companies have begun to
FY’2015. This has represented ~% of the overall provide springs which cater to varied requirements
furniture market. Beds and wardrobes have been of customers. Coir mattresses were followed by
the major products sold in the India Children’s spring mattresses which held a share of ~%. South
furniture market. These two products were India has been considered as a production hub of
observed as the most essential products coir mattresses, particularly rubberized coir
purchased by parents. mattresses. The customers in this region have
been early adopters of good quality products and
Table: India Children's Market Segmentation by
have been shifting towards spring mattresses.
Unorganized and Organized Market on the Basis
of Revenue in INR Million, FY'2010-FY'2015 The growth of the Indian economy and the gradual
rise of disposable incomes have leveraged the
Particulars FY’2010 FY’2015 buying capacity of people.
Unorganized Market The mattress industry in India has displayed stable
growth in the past and is expected to continue
Organized Market
with a much rapid pace in the future. There is a
Total gradual rise in awareness among the population of
India pertaining to the health benefits of a good
The share of the children’s furniture market in the quality mattress. Hence, the aforementioned
overall furniture industry has been expected to factors will result in a steady growth of the
grow gradually in the coming five years despite the mattress industry in India.
rapid CAGR of ~%.
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The sale of home furniture products online has Additionally, the purchase of furniture items through
been a relatively new concept in India. Since the desktops and mobile/tablets was segmented in the
inception of furniture e-tailing companies in the percentage share of ~% and ~% in terms of GMV
country since 2011 the market has observed a respectively.
slow yet steady paradigm shift in customer
Table: Snapshot of Major Players in India Online
behavior for the purchase of furniture products.
Furniture Market
A higher number of Indian customers have
utilized the convenient services of online portals Urban
Parameter Pepperfry Fab Furnish
to choose their desired furniture from a wide Ladder
variety of products. The average ticket size of
online purchase of furniture products was Establish
observed between INR 15,000 – INR 20,000 in Funding
FY’2015.
Model
The GMV of furniture products sold through e-
Average Ticket
commerce websites was registered at INR ~
Size
million in the year FY’2015. The online furniture
retail market has grown at a noteworthy growth Employees
rate of ~% from FY’2012 to FY’2015. Rapid Rank
urbanizations, rise in digital literacy and an
increase in the number of smartphone users have Daily Unique
Visitors
bolstered the growth of this market in the past 3
years. Tier 1 cities contributed to the largest Daily Unique
share of sales of furniture products with ~% Page Views
market share in terms of GMV in FY’2015. Number of
The experience of furniture shopping is changing SKUs
rapidly in India. The online furniture market is GMV of
ruled by the early adopters. And hence the Furniture in
product/material split of of the online and offline INR
market look very different. While hardwood Million(FY’15)
constitutes ~% of the overall offline market, in Market Share
online space this value is around ~%. As the in Terms of
adoption increases, the split of the online and GMV for
offline markets will begin to look similar. The Furniture
competition in online furniture market is (FY’2015)
concentrated among few major horizontal and
vertical e commerce giants in the market.
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The organized home furniture market In order to strengthen their position in the market,
encompasses numerous numbers of players and offline retailers have begun to expand to tier-2 and
hence the market has been witnessed as highky tier-3 stores and have continuously updated their
fragmented. The market is moving more product catalogues with new designs at cost-
towards organised segment. This is marked by effective pricing. These retailers have also
increasing customer preference for readymade, provided customers free demonstrations of re-
branded furniture. Therefore, the share of modeling of their home space through
organized players in the market has been consultations with in-house furniture designers/
observed to grow but still major six players have experts.
commanded 8% share in the organized home The residential real estate market has witnessed
furniture market. balanced growth in the last couple of years owing
Style Spa has commanded ~% share in the to the increasing population and growing demand
organized home furniture market, with for affordable housing accommodation. Major
revenues worth INR ~ million in FY’2015. The metropolitan cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
company had 115 retail stores as on March 31st and others have also showcased growing demand
2015. for luxury housing complex such as villas,
penthouses and apartments in the recent years.
Figure: Market Share of Major Players in India
Additionally, with the increase in global warming
Organized Home Furniture Market on the Basis
and the initiative of India to improve
of Revenues in Percentage (%) and Revenues in
environmental parameters, the government might
INR Million, FY’2015
look forward to increase protected forest area and
hence reduce the amount of lumbar available for
Market Revenues in
furniture. Increased protection of forests will act as
Major Players Share INR Million,
a deterrent to the growth of the furniture industry
(%) FY’2015 in India.
Style Spa Figure: India Home Furniture Market Future
Godrej Interio Projections on the Basis of Revenue in INR
Million, FY’2016-FY’2020
Damro
350,000.0
Home Town 300,000.0
Durian 250,000.0
200,000.0
Nilkamal
INR Million
150,000.0
Others 100,000.0
Total 50,000.0
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Competitive Landscape
Particulars
Companies Godrej Interio
Mentioned Nilkamal
Durian
Damro
Home Town
Home Centre
Style Spa
Decathlon
Stitch Wood
Houzz
Timbor Wood
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