The latest survey by the Shop and Display Equipment Association (SDEA) reveals that over half (54.2%) of respondents saw an increase in sales over the last six months compared with the same period the previous year. Increases averaged 22.6%. A further 33.3% reported sales had remained level.
Favourable results were also forecast for the next 12 months with 70.8% of those surveyed expecting sales to increase and a further 20.8% anticipating maintaining similar sales levels. The average growth in sales is expected to be 23.8%.
SDEA director, Lawrence Cutler said: “Our survey indicates a renewed energy within the shopfittings and display market, which has been building for some time. It is a testimony to the tenacity of established retail display suppliers who have shown again and again that investment in retail interiors can bring an immediate payback”.