Faced with the severe market situation at home and abroad, domestic brand furniture companies have to think about new market strategies to deal with. Some companies have begun to turn off some of the furniture stores' sales performance in a flat physical storefront to reduce expenses. Others are beginning to consider entering the e-commerce arena. Internal and external difficulties face more and more international barriers. Under the double-sided attack of the global economic downturn and domestic real estate regulation, coupled with the rise in raw material prices and labor costs, the manufacturing advantage has gradually weakened, and furniture exports have been hit hard. Under the influence of factors such as the decline in overseas orders, foreign anti-dumping policies, and expectations of RMB appreciation, some furniture companies engaged in export business have to shift their main markets to the domestic market. According to the cohabitation data of a well-known financial website in China, one of the 12 furniture listed companies suffered losses last year, and the net profit of six companies declined year-on-year; the performance of the first quarter of this year showed an accelerated decline, four companies suffered losses, and nine companies Net profit fell year-on-year. Judging from the semi-annual performance forecast, as of now, eight companies have announced performance forecasts, one of which is uncertain, one company continues to lose, two companies are pre-declining, and four companies are slightly increasing. Insiders pointed out that the advantage of export-oriented furniture enterprises lies in the huge production scale and efficient production and processing capacity. In the face of the decline in overseas orders, enterprises can choose to produce OEM products for local famous brands or imported brands sold in China. However, the person in charge of a branded furniture company in Beijing, who was interviewed by the reporter, said that the export orders are relatively stable, and usually they must have obvious profits before they can operate. However, after exporting to domestic sales, enterprises will face new market channels in the market. In the early stage, it was mainly based on cultivation, which also meant that it had to invest mainly, so it is difficult for enterprises that export to domestic sales to make profits in the short term. In addition, the products exported are mainly designed for the needs of overseas consumers. After turning to the domestic market, it is necessary to reposition according to the characteristics and habits of domestic consumers. This also takes time. Despite the recent rebound in China's import and export data, industry insiders believe that the latter trend remains to be seen. Due to the global economic situation such as the European debt crisis, the situation of China's furniture and other foreign trade enterprises is still not optimistic. Marriage of e-commerce and e-commerce companies, can furniture companies get rid of the current dilemma through e-commerce? And can e-commerce be followed by fast-moving consumer goods and 3C products, and then there will be a hot business category? This has become a topic of common concern in the industry today. The reporter learned from the Beijing area that Tesco Mall, Jingdong Mall, Nest Bee Net, Leju and other e-commerce platforms have attracted many furniture brands such as Qumei, Nick Aijia, the Federation, Disney, and the Top 100. These e-commerce companies have also chosen to provide online entity experience stores in large-scale home stores such as Chengwai Cheng and Jimei to form online and offline interactions. There are also some furniture brands that have launched their own online sales platforms, which form a good complement to e-commerce. Ms. Jie, the head of Beijing Baiqiang Furniture Network, told the reporter of China Sankei Shimbun. Although some furniture companies entered the category of furniture e-commerce through Taobao platform in 2007, the e-commerce revolution of furniture enterprises began only last year. A relatively long-term progress. In particular, in 2012, when the development of the industry was in a slump, some well-known and established companies have opened up online shopping malls, trying to get rid of the current dilemma through this business model. "In fact, furniture as a large non-standardized product, consumers usually have certain doubts. Therefore, how to open up the line and offline is a major obstacle to the development of furniture e-commerce." Ms. Jie told reporters. In a network entity experience store in the Outer Furniture Store in South Third Ring Road, the consumer, Miss Wang, consulted the sales staff about the color, size and price associated with the purchased furniture. She told the reporter of China Sankei Shimbun that it is no longer unfamiliar to online shopping. She can accept this kind of online sales behavior of furniture companies, but she must be more assured after reading it in the physical store, because there will be errors in color and so on. . Miss Wang’s words just confirmed the above concerns. “Although it seems that the way for furniture companies to go to e-commerce is the trend of the times, in the process of transformation, it is the top priority to formulate development strategies according to the characteristics of the company itself. How the future trend of the entire market depends on it? The overall operation quality and strength of the entire furniture company." China Furniture Association management slightly told the "China Sankei Shimbun" reporter. The resurgence of the price war has made the industry more worried that, like the physical store, the furniture on the e-commerce platform is a big price war, and the discount is attractive. "If the sales of online sales and physical storefronts cannot be differentiated, just a price war, there will be a new crisis in the future." Wang Jianjun, professor of economic management at Henan University of Finance and Economics, told reporters. The reporter found in the online store of Tmall Mall and Leju that the same style of products, different stores, different discounts, often more popular and more popular, more buyers. According to industry insiders, these behaviors of furniture manufacturers are actually only changes in sales methods, and they are still fighting price wars, and the final result of price wars will undoubtedly reduce the profits of furniture manufacturers. The combination of traditional enterprises and e-commerce is not easy. The furniture e-commerce revolution still needs a process. In such a process, some enterprises will be eliminated.
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