Dallas, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/22/2011 -- This report contains a competitive company benchmarking analysis based on key financial and operating parameters and ratios of a select peer group of companies, compared to one another and to overall global averages for their retail channel. The analysis highlights the companies that are performing the best among the peer group, and in which areas, and therefore clarifies leading performance standards and the strengths and weaknesses of companies covered.

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Summary
Canadean's 'Leading North American Home Improvement and Gardening Supplies Retailers - Company Benchmarking Analysis Report' compares the strength of leading home improvement and gardening supplies retailers in North America relative to one another and the international averages for retailers in the same channel.

The benchmark analysis is based on key parameters and ratios that explain the performance of a particular company against that of its immediate peers and its overall channel of operation. As such, it provides an easy-to-use analysis which highlights the companies that are setting the benchmark performance in their channel of operation.

Scope
The report provides a peer group benchmarking analysis of leading home improvement and gardening supplies retailers in North America. The peer group is selected from our Retailer Company Benchmark Database which covers the leading 1,000 global retailers. The peer groups covered includes leading public home improvement and gardening supplies retailers based in North America.

The retailers covered in the report are:

Kirkland's, Inc.
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
RONA inc.
The Home Depot, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Reasons To Buy

Understand the relative competitive strengths and weaknesses of the players covered, both compared to each other, as well as for the average performance of retailers in this channel around the world.

Detailed scorecards and summary heat charts provide clear, concise at a glance analysis of the relative performance of the companies covered across a range of metrics. While more detailed data provides the granular detail behind these concise analyses.

Gain a detailed knowledge of the best in class performance levels amongst the retailers covered in order to benchmark both competitor performance as well as that of your own company.

Key Highlights

As might be expected, Home Depot was the strongest performer of the leading home improvement and gardening supplies retailers in North America.

Lowe's was the top performer under the scale and growth pillar. It also performed well under operational efficiency pillar. However, its performance in financial performance was comparable to the channel average.

Rona was the weakest performer of the leading home improvement and gardening supplies retailers in North America. Its operational efficiency and financial performance was comparable to, or weaker than the channel average. However, it performed well under scale and growth pillar.

The North American home improvement and gardening supplies retail market is dominated by Home Depot and Lowe's, both of which are based in the US and have strong presence in the region. Together, these two companies account for 48.1% of the North American market.

Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include:
Introduction
Peer Group Summary Analysis
Leading North American Home Improvement and Gardening Supplies Retailers - Company Benchmarking
Appendix
Explore Comprehensive list of more than 65+ Tables & Figures available in the report

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