ITALY (Notifix).- Csil, the distinguished independent research institute based in Milano, announced the publication of its report on the top 200 furniture manufacturers worldwide. The study is aimed at analyzing the performance and the strategies of the leading players in the global furniture scenario and, more in depth, to analyze if they are taking advantage of the growth opportunities globally, through effective internationalization strategies and adequate product differentiation and product innovation strategies.

The research analysis a situation, where after the recent world economic crisis, the global furniture market is again on a growing trend with opportunities arising in different parts of the world. Trade barriers are lowering and import penetration is increasing. Foreign markets are within everyone’s reach.<7p>

On the other side, global sourcing strategies and international fragmentation of production are moving the operating boundaries of companies far from their headquarters.

In this report Csil takes into consideration important questions. Are the largest furniture players catching the opportunities through effective internationalization strategies? Are the key players performing better than other companies? Is there some lesson to learn? CSIL invested in research activity in order to answer those questions and the report summarizes the results of this comparative analysis. For those interested “Profiles of 200 major furniture manufacturers worldwide”, 2013 edition, can be ordered through the firms web page, www.csilmilano.com. The price: EUR 2000.