Stay ahead of the curve and future-proof your business with Mintel’s UK Kitchens and Kitchen Furniture Market Report 2023. Our full report is packed with consumer-led market intelligence, the latest trends and consumer behaviours affecting your industry. Get a 360° view of the UK kitchen industry including market size, forecasted growth and a review of leading retailers’ activity.
Below, we’ve handpicked the key insights analysed in the full report and summarised the core topics.
Key Issues Covered in this Report
- The short-, medium- and long-term impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the kitchen and kitchen furniture market, including changes in buying behaviours.
- Opportunities and new demand from this market disruption.
- How retailers are performing and innovating.
- Trends towards consumer expenditure on kitchens/utility rooms and channels used for purchasing.
- Consumer motivations behind investment, as well as general views on spending money on kitchens and kitchen furniture.
UK Kitchen Market – Current Landscape
The market has taken a hit as consumers have reined in their spending. Alongside delaying new purchases until their finances improve, almost two thirds of UK consumers have traded down to more affordable options when buying for the kitchen. There is hope that the market will recover as the economy strengthens, and consumers revisit kitchen renovation projects delayed by the cost-of-living crisis.
- UK kitchen market size: Consumer spending on kitchens is expected to fall to £4.5 billion in 2023.
UK Kitchens and Kitchen Furniture – Growth Opportunities
The kitchen market continues to benefit from the trend of flexible living, which has reinforced the role of the kitchen as the hub of the home, serving multiple purposes, from cooking to working. In the short term, brands should focus on the consumer demand for space-saving solutions and smaller-ticket projects, until the demand for renovations and bigger-ticket projects picks up again.
For more expert recommendations on how to secure growth for your business, purchase our full report. Readers of this report may also be interested in Mintel’s UK Major Domestic Appliances Market Report 2023.
Expert Analysis from a Retail Industry Specialist
This report, written by Sam Nguyen, a leading Retail analyst, delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends in the UK Kitchens and Kitchen Furniture market and add expert context to the numbers.
The cost-of-living crisis will constrain demand for kitchens in the short term, but there is still scope to grow, driven by the newfound appreciation for the home.
Sam Nguyen
Retail Analyst
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- Key issues covered in this Report
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Executive Summary
- Opportunities for the kitchens and kitchen furniture market
- Market dynamics and outlook
- Graph 1: market for kitchens and kitchen furniture, by segment, 2023 (est)
- Graph 2: kitchens and kitchen furniture, channels to market, 2020-22
- Graph 3: number of property residential transactions with a value of over £40,000 completed in the UK, 2019-23
- What consumers want and why
- Graph 4: presence of free-standing and built-in appliances in kitchens, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 5: kitchens and utility rooms, 2023
- Graph 6: arrangement of kitchens and dining areas, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 7: amount spent on kitchens and utility rooms, 2021-23
- Graph 8: kitchen and utility room refits and repairs, 2023
- Graph 9: channels of purchase, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 10: key retailers used, 2023
- Graph 11: motivations behind kitchen project, 2023
- Graph 12: statements about expenditure on kitchens, 2023
- Graph 13: statements about expenditure on kitchens, 2023
- Retailer activity
- Graph 14: total above-the-line, online display and direct mail advertising expenditure on kitchens, 2019-23*
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Market Dynamics
- Market size
- Graph 15: market size for kitchens and kitchen furniture, 2018-23
- Market forecast
- Market segmentation
- Graph 16: market for kitchens and kitchen furniture, by segment, 2021-23 (est)
- Channels to market
- Graph 17: kitchens and kitchen furniture, channels to market, 2020-22
- Macro-economic factors
- Graph 18: annual rate of inflation, CPIH & furniture and furnishings, 2022-23
- Graph 19: number of property residential transactions with a value of over £40,000 completed in the UK, 2019-23
- Graph 20: the financial wellbeing index, 2016-23
- Graph 21: consumer credit excluding student loans, 2021-23
- Social, environmental and legal factors
- Graph 22: England housing tenure, 2017/18-2021/22
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What Consumers Want and Why
- Kitchens and utility rooms
- Graph 23: kitchens and utility rooms, 2023
- Graph 24: presence of free-standing and built-in appliances in kitchens, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 25: presence of free-standing and built-in appliances in kitchens, by household income, 2023
- Graph 26: arrangement of kitchens and dining areas, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 27: arrangement of kitchens and dining areas, by age and household income, 2023
- Kitchen and utility room refits and repairs
- Graph 28: kitchen and utility room refits and repairs, 2019-23
- Graph 29: kitchen and utility room refits and repairs, 2023
- Graph 30: kitchen and utility room refits and repairs, by duration in the home, 2023
- Graph 31: amount spent on kitchens and utility rooms, 2021-23
- Graph 32: amount spent on kitchens and utility rooms, by household income, 2023
- Graph 33: amount spent on kitchens and utility rooms, by duration in the home, 2023
- Channels of purchase
- Graph 34: channels of purchase, 2022 and 2023
- Graph 35: channels of purchase, by expenditure level, 2023
- Graph 36: channels of purchase, by income level, 2023
- Retailers where households spent most for kitchens
- Graph 37: retailers that consumers spent the most money with for kitchens and kitchen furniture, 2023
- Motivations behind kitchen project
- Graph 38: motivations behind kitchen project, 2023
- Graph 39: motivations behind kitchen project, by expenditure level, 2023
- Graph 40: motivations behind kitchen project, by purchase channel, 2023
- Kitchen attitudes and shopping behaviours
- Graph 41: statements about expenditure on kitchens, 2023
- Graph 42: statements about expenditure on kitchens, 2023
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Retailer Activity
- Market share
- Competitive strategies
- Launch activity and innovation
- Advertising and marketing activity
- Graph 43: total above-the-line, online display and direct mail advertising expenditure on kitchens, 2019-23*
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Appendix
- Supplementary data
- Graph 44: total above-the-line, online display and direct mail advertising expenditure on kitchens, by media type, 2021 and 2022
- Market forecast data and methodology
- Report scope and definitions
- Methodology
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