Smart and Fast Cities

The goal of the Report Smart & Fast Cities is to provide:

High-end design companies and contract players with a tool to identify potential locations where to set their mono-brand stores, keeping into account potential synergies (for instance the presence of complementary brands) as well as an indicator of the cost of the area;
The industry, in general, with an analysis on the medium-term trends affecting the main cities worldwide;

In general, the Report is intended to all the companies operating in all the durable consumer goods segments. More specifically, an in-depth analysis is addressed to two of the core-business segments: kitchen furniture and lighting fixtures.

The Report provides profiles of 151 cities worldwide with a selection of economic and demographic indicators (2013 and 2018), estimates of the potential market of two selected durable consumer goods sectors (2013 and 2018), lighting and kitchen furniture, in each city and the forecasts for the market development to the year 2023 (*). The study also offers an indicator that, through six dimensions (demographic dynamics, economic wealth, consumption, quality of life, infrastructure, governance), ranks the cities according to their business attractiveness. In their last part, the profiles deliver an analysis of the geographical presence of a selected sample of 65 brands, each of which operates as a trend-setter in its own category, in 143 out of the 151 cities considered. Each identified location is characterized by its type (store, multibrand store, shopping centre) and the cost of the area in which they are located. The aim is, thus, to provide a comprehensive view of the cities that a selection of international retailers entered.

For each city profile, the following data, indicators and forecasts are provided:

• Population and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Households and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Gross domestic product per capita and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Household’s consumption per capita and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Gross domestic product and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Household’s consumption and its rank within the sample, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Breakdown of households by the level of income, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Lighting demand and its growth rate, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Kitchen furniture demand and its growth rate, 2013, 2018 and 2023
• Business attractiveness index and its components
• Spatial analysis of the distribution of 65 brands within the city map

Selected cities group by geographic areas:

Asia and Pacific: Kabul, AF; Melbourne, AU; Sydney, AU; Chittagong, BD; Dhaka, BD; Beijing, CN; Changchun, CN; Chengdu, CN; Chongqing, CN; Dalian, CN; Dongguan, CN; Foshan, CN; Guangzhou, CN; Hangzhou, CN; Harbin, CN; Hong Kong, CN; Jinan, CN; Nanjing, CN; Qingdao, CN; Shanghai, CN; Shenyang, CN; Shenzhen, CN; Suzhou, CN; Tianjin, CN; Wuhan, CN; Xiamen, CN; Xi'an, CN; Ahmadabad, IN; Bangalore, IN; Chennai, IN; Hyderabad, IN; Jaipur, IN; Kolkata, IN; Mumbai, IN; Pune, IN; Surat, IN; Delhi, IN; Jakarta, ID; Nagoya, JP; Fukuoka, JP; Osaka, JP; Tokyo, JP; Busan, KR; Seoul, KR; Kuala Lumpur-Klang Valley, MY; Rangoon, MM; Auckland, NZ; Faisalabad, PK; Karachi, PK; Lahore, PK; Manila, PH; Singapore, SG; Taipei-Keelung, TW; Bangkok, TH; Hanoi, VT; Ho Chi Minh City, VT

Eastern Europe outside the EU and Russia: Moscow, RU; Saint Petersburg, RU; Ankara, TR; Istanbul, TR; Kiev, UA

Western Europe (or Europe): Vienna, AT; Brussels, BE; Prague, CZ; Copenhagen, DK; Helsinki, FI; Lyon, FR; Paris, FR; Cologne, DE; Munich, DE; Berlin, DE; Frankfurt, DE; Hamburg, DE; Athens, GR; Budapest, HU; Dublin, IE; Milan, IT; Rome, IT; Turin, IT; Amsterdam, NL; Oslo, NO; Krakow, PO; Warsaw, PO; Lisbon, PT; Bucharest, RO; Barcelona, ES; Madrid, ES; Stockholm, SE; Zurich, CH; Birmingham, UK; Manchester, UK; London, UK

Middle East and Africa: Kinshasa, CD; Alexandria, EG; Cairo, EG; Tehran, IR; Tel Aviv-Jaffa, IL; Kuwait City, KW; Casablanca, MO; Lagos, NG; Doha, QA; Jedda, SA; Riyadh, SA; Cape Town, ZA; Johannesburg, ZA; Khartoum, SD; Abu Dhabi, AE; Dubai, AE

North America: Montreal, CA; Toronto, CA; Vancouver, CA; Guadalajara, MX; Monterrey, MX; Mexico City, MX; Puebla, MX; Atlanta, US; Baltimore, US; Cleveland, US; Dallas-Fort Worth, US; Denver, US; Detroit, US; Houston, US; Los Angeles, US; Miami, US; Phoenix, US; Pittsburgh, US; San Diego, US; San Francisco, US; Seattle, US; Boston, US; Chicago, US; Minneapolis-Saint Paul, US; New York, US; Philadelphia, US; Portland, US; Saint Louis, US; Washington, US

South America: Buenos Aires, AR; Belo Horizonte, BR; Brasilia, BR; Fortaleza, BR; Porto Alegre, BR; Recife, BR; Rio de Janeiro, BR; Salvador, BR; Sao Paulo, BR; Santiago de Chile, CL; Medellin, CO; Bogota, CO; Lima, PE; Caracas, VE