Home Textiles Market - Global Professional Analysis and Forecast to 2026

  • REPORT SUMMARY
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • The worldwide Home Textiles market was valued at XX.0 Million US$ in 2018 and is projected to reach XX.0 Million US$ by 2026, at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 6.4% during the forecast period.

    This report presents the market size and development trends by detailing the Home Textiles market revenue, market share and growth rate from 2015-2026, and it gives a thorough analysis by various product types, applications, regions, and main participants. The market conditions (2015-2019), corporate competition pattern, corporate SWOT analysis are elaborated, and other qualitative analyses like market dynamics, market penetration, market business environment analyses, the regional regulatory scenario in the Home Textiles market will be shown in this report. In short, this report will comprehensively reveal the characteristics of Home Textiles industry and will help you to build a panoramic view of the industrial development.

    Home Textiles Market, By Type:

    • Bedding

    • Curtain & Blind

    • Carpet

    • Towel

    • Kitchen Linen

    • Blanket

    • Other

    Home Textiles Market, By Application:

    • Family Used

    • Commercial Used

    Some of the leading players are as follows:

    • Springs Global

    • Welspun India Ltd

    • Shaw Industries

    • Shuixing Home Textile

    • Veken Elite

    • Shandong Weiqiao

    • Violet Home Textile

    • Ralph Lauren Corporation

    • Lucky Textile

    • Dohia

    • Tevel

    • Sheridan

    • Beyond Home Textile

    • American Textile

    • Sunvim

    • Mendale Home Textile

    • Mohawk

    • GHCL

    • Fuanna

    • Zucchi

    • Loftex

    • Luolai Home Textile

    • Franco Manufacturing

    • WestPoint Home

    • Yunus

    • Evezary

    Geographically, Major regions are analyzed in details are as follows:

    • North America

    • Europe

    • Asia Pacific

    • Latin America

    • Middle East & Africa

  • Table of Contents

    1 Methodology and Scope

    • 1.1 Market Segmentation & Scope

      • 1.1.1 Technology Type

      • 1.1.2 Product

      • 1.1.3 Application

      • 1.1.4 Regional scope

      • 1.1.5 Estimates and forecast timeline

    • 1.2 Research Methodology

    • 1.3 Information Procurement

      • 1.3.1 Purchased database

      • 1.3.2 Internal database

      • 1.3.3 Secondary sources

      • 1.3.4 Primary research

      • 1.3.5 Details of primary research

    • 1.4 Information or Data Analysis

      • 1.4.1 Data analysis models

    • 1.5 Market Formulation & Validation

    • 1.6 Model Details

      • 1.6.1 Commodity flow analysis

      • 1.6.2 Volume price analysis

    • 1.7 List of Secondary Sources

    • 1.8 List of Abbreviations

    2 Executive Summary

    • 2.1 Market Outlook

    • 2.2 Segment Outlook

    3 Market Variables, Trends, & Scope

    • 3.1 Market Lineage Outlook

    • 3.1.1 Parent market outlook

      • 3.1.2 Ancillary market outlook

    • 3.2 Market Segmentation

      • 3.2.1 Analysis

    • 3.3 Market Dynamics

      • 3.3.1 Market driver analysis

      • 3.3.2 Market restraint analysis

      • 3.3.3 Industry opportunities

    • 3.4 Penetration & Growth Prospect Mapping

      • 3.4.1 Penetration & growth prospect mapping analysis

    • 3.5 Business Environment Analysis Tools

      • 3.5.1 Porter's five forces analysis

      • 3.5.2 PESTLE analysis

      • 3.5.3 Major deals & strategic alliances analysis

    4 Home Textiles Market: Technology Type Analysis

    • 4.1 Home Textiles Technology Type Market Share Analysis, 2018 & 2026

    • 4.2 Home Textiles Technology Type Market: Segment Dashboard

    • 4.3 Market Size & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2015 to 2026 for the Technology Type Segment

      • 4.3.1 Bedding

      • 4.3.2 Curtain & Blind

      • 4.3.3 Carpet

      • 4.3.4 Towel

      • 4.3.5 Kitchen Linen

      • 4.3.6 Blanket

      • 4.3.7 Other

    5 Home Textiles Market: Product Analysis

    • 5.1 Home Textiles Product Market Share Analysis, 2018 & 2026

    • 5.2 Home Textiles Product Market: Segment Dashboard

    • 5.3 Market Size & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2015 to 2026 for the Product Segment

    6 Home Textiles Market: Application Analysis

    • 6.1 Home Textiles Application Market Share Analysis, 2018 & 2026

    • 6.2 Home Textiles Application Market: Segment Dashboard

    • 6.3 Market Size & Forecasts and Trend Analyses, 2015 to 2026 for the Application Segment

      • 6.3.1 Family Used

      • 6.3.2 Commercial Used

    7 Home Textiles Market: Regional Analysis

    • 7.1 Home Textiles Regional Market Share Analysis, 2018 & 2026

    • 7.2 Home Textiles Regional Market: Segment Dashboard

    • 7.3 Regional Market Snapshot (Market Size, CAGR, Top Countries)

    • 7.4 List of Players at Regional Level

      • 7.4.1 North America

      • 7.4.2 Europe

      • 7.4.3 Asia Pacific

    • 7.5 SWOT Analysis, by Factor (Political & Legal, Economic and Technological)

      • 7.5.1 North America

      • 7.5.2 Europe

      • 7.5.3 Asia Pacific

      • 7.5.4 Latin America

      • 7.5.5 MEA

    • 7.6 Market Size & Forecasts, and Trend Analysis, 2015 to 2026

      • 7.6.1 North America

      • 7.6.2 Europe

      • 7.6.3 Asia Pacific

      • 7.6.4 Latin America

      • 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa

    8 Competitive Analysis

    • 8.1 Recent Developments & Impact Analysis, by Key Market Participants

    • 8.2 Strategic Framework/Competition Categorization (Key innovators, Market leaders, Emerging players)

    • 8.3 Vendor Landscape

      • 8.3.1 Company market position analysis (Geographic presence, service portfolio, strategic initiatives)

    9 Company Profiles

    • 9.1 Springs Global

      • 9.1.1 Springs Global Company overview

      • 9.1.2 Financial performance

      • 9.1.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.1.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.1.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.2 Welspun India Ltd

      • 9.2.1 Welspun India Ltd Company overview

      • 9.2.2 Financial performance

      • 9.2.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.2.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.2.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.3 Shaw Industries

      • 9.3.1 Shaw Industries Company overview

      • 9.3.2 Financial performance

      • 9.3.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.3.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.3.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.4 Shuixing Home Textile

      • 9.4.1 Shuixing Home Textile Company overview

      • 9.4.2 Financial performance

      • 9.4.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.4.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.4.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.5 Veken Elite

      • 9.5.1 Veken Elite Company overview

      • 9.5.2 Financial performance

      • 9.5.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.5.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.5.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.6 Shandong Weiqiao

      • 9.6.1 Shandong Weiqiao Company overview

      • 9.6.2 Financial performance

      • 9.6.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.6.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.6.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.7 Violet Home Textile

      • 9.7.1 Violet Home Textile Company overview

      • 9.7.2 Financial performance

      • 9.7.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.7.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.7.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.8 Ralph Lauren Corporation

      • 9.8.1 Ralph Lauren Corporation Company overview

      • 9.8.2 Financial performance

      • 9.8.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.8.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.8.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.9 Lucky Textile

      • 9.9.1 Lucky Textile Company overview

      • 9.9.2 Financial performance

      • 9.9.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.9.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.9.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.10 Dohia

      • 9.10.1 Dohia Company overview

      • 9.10.2 Financial performance

      • 9.10.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.10.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.10.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.11 Tevel

      • 9.11.1 Tevel Company overview

      • 9.11.2 Financial performance

      • 9.11.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.11.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.11.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.12 Sheridan

      • 9.12.1 Sheridan Company overview

      • 9.12.2 Financial performance

      • 9.12.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.12.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.12.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.13 Beyond Home Textile

      • 9.13.1 Beyond Home Textile Company overview

      • 9.13.2 Financial performance

      • 9.13.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.13.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.13.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.14 American Textile

      • 9.14.1 American Textile Company overview

      • 9.14.2 Financial performance

      • 9.14.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.14.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.14.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.15 Sunvim

      • 9.15.1 Sunvim Company overview

      • 9.15.2 Financial performance

      • 9.15.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.15.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.15.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.16 Mendale Home Textile

      • 9.16.1 Mendale Home Textile Company overview

      • 9.16.2 Financial performance

      • 9.16.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.16.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.16.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.17 Mohawk

      • 9.17.1 Mohawk Company overview

      • 9.17.2 Financial performance

      • 9.17.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.17.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.17.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.18 GHCL

      • 9.18.1 GHCL Company overview

      • 9.18.2 Financial performance

      • 9.18.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.18.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.18.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.19 Fuanna

      • 9.19.1 Fuanna Company overview

      • 9.19.2 Financial performance

      • 9.19.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.19.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.19.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.20 Zucchi

      • 9.20.1 Zucchi Company overview

      • 9.20.2 Financial performance

      • 9.20.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.20.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.20.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.21 Loftex

      • 9.21.1 Loftex Company overview

      • 9.21.2 Financial performance

      • 9.21.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.21.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.21.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.22 Luolai Home Textile

      • 9.22.1 Luolai Home Textile Company overview

      • 9.22.2 Financial performance

      • 9.22.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.22.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.22.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.23 Franco Manufacturing

      • 9.23.1 Franco Manufacturing Company overview

      • 9.23.2 Financial performance

      • 9.23.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.23.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.23.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.24 WestPoint Home

      • 9.24.1 WestPoint Home Company overview

      • 9.24.2 Financial performance

      • 9.24.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.24.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.24.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.25 Yunus

      • 9.25.1 Yunus Company overview

      • 9.25.2 Financial performance

      • 9.25.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.25.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.25.5 SWOT analysis

    • 9.26 Evezary

      • 9.26.1 Evezary Company overview

      • 9.26.2 Financial performance

      • 9.26.3 Product benchmarking

      • 9.26.4 Strategic initiatives

      • 9.26.5 SWOT analysis

     

    The List of Tables and Figures (Totals 90 Figures and 146 Tables)

    • Figure Bedding Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Curtain & Blind Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Carpet Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Towel Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Kitchen Linen Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Blanket Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Other Home Textiles market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Family Used market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Figure Commercial Used market, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table List of players in North America

    • Table List of players in Europe

    • Table List of players in Asia Pacific

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table North America Home Textiles market, by country, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table North America Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table North America Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table North America Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table U.S. Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table U.S. Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table U.S. Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Canada Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Canada Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Canada Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Europe Home Textiles market, by country, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Europe Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Europe Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Europe Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table U.K. Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table U.K. Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table U.K. Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Germany Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Germany Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Germany Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table France Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table France Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table France Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Italy Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Italy Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Italy Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Spain Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

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    • Table Asia Pacific Home Textiles market, by country, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

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    • Table Asia Pacific Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Asia Pacific Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table China Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table China Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table China Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Japan Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Japan Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Japan Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table India Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table India Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table India Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Latin America Home Textiles market, by country, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Latin America Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Latin America Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Latin America Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Brazil Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Brazil Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Brazil Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Mexico Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Mexico Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Mexico Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Argentina Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Argentina Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Argentina Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table MEA Home Textiles market, by country, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table MEA Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table MEA Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table MEA Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table South Africa Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table South Africa Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table South Africa Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Regulatory scenario

    • Table Nigeria Home Textiles market, by type, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Nigeria Home Textiles market, by product, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Nigeria Home Textiles market, by application, 2015 - 2026 (USD Million)

    • Table Recent Developments & Impact Analysis, by Key Market Participants

    • Table Recent Developments & Impact Analysis, by Key Market Participants

    • Table Company market position analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Springs Global Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Welspun India Ltd Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Shaw Industries Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Shuixing Home Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Veken Elite Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Shandong Weiqiao Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Violet Home Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Ralph Lauren Corporation Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Lucky Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Dohia Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Tevel Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Sheridan Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Beyond Home Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table American Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Sunvim Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Mendale Home Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Mohawk Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table GHCL Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Fuanna Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Zucchi Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Loftex Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Luolai Home Textile Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Franco Manufacturing Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table WestPoint Home Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Yunus Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

    • Table Company Profiles

    • Table Evezary Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2014-2019

    • Table Product benchmarking

    • Table Strategic initiatives

    • Table SWOT analysis

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