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Consumer cyclical companies and projects

Explore consumer-facing companies across retail, media, travel, leisure, clothing, automotive products and household goods. Use Orbitrum's industry groups to narrow your research and discover the evaluations available for each project.

Projects in Consumer Cyclicals

452 projects

La-Z-BoyLa-Z-Boy Incorporated manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes, and retails upholstery furniture products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Wholesale and Retail segments. Its Wholesale segment manufactures and imports upholstered furniture, such as recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, modulars, ottomans, and sleeper sofas; and imports, casegoods (wood) furniture, including bedroom sets, dining room sets, entertainment centers, and occasional pieces. This segment sells its products directly to La-Z-Boy Stores, operators of La-Z-Boy Comfort Studio and branded space locations, England Custom Comfort Center locations, dealers, and other independent retailers. The Retail segment sells upholstered furniture, casegoods, and other home furnishing accessories to the end consumer through its retail stores. It licenses La-Z-Boy brand name on various products; and operates Joybird, an omni-channel, direct to consumer retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture, as well as sells to the end consumer primarily online through its www.joybird.com website and small-format stores in key markets. The company was formerly known as La-Z-Boy Chair Company and changed its name to La-Z-Boy Incorporated in 1996. La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Monroe, Michigan.Web2
LG Electronics IndiaLG Electronics India Limited manufactures and sells home appliances and consumer electronics in India, rest of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South-Central America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Home Appliances and Air Solution, and Home Entertainment. The Home Appliances and Air Solution segment offers refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, water purifiers, air purifiers, dishwashers, microwave ovens, and compressors and motors. The Home Entertainment segment provides televisions comprising flat panel, signage, projectors, monitor TV, etc., as well as vacuum cleaners, ceiling fan, monitor, audio visual, personal computer, and security camera. In addition, it offers installation, repair, and maintenance services; and after-sales services. The company sells its products through traditional stores, third parties under a franchise model, multi-brand outlets, distributors, sub-dealers, regional specialty stores, and modern trade outlets, as well as its website and e-commerce marketplaces. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Noida, India. LG Electronics India Limited is a subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc.Web2

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About this sector

Consumer Cyclicals includes specialty and diversified retail, media and publishing, hotels and entertainment, apparel, leisure products, automobiles, household goods and homebuilding-related supplies. These categories describe different parts of the consumer economy; they do not imply identical customers or business models.

How to compare projects

Begin with what the company sells and how it reaches customers. A retailer, a manufacturer and a leisure operator can appear in the same sector while offering very different research contexts. Compare the specific activity and the author's reasoning, not just the sector label.

Projects follow the categories assigned in the Orbitrum application. This collection supports research and discovery; it is not an investment ranking.

Industry definitions

Media & Publishing (1,053)

Media and publishing businesses.

Specialty Retailers (890)

Retailers classified around specialized product categories.

Hotels & Entertainment Services (1,234)

Hotel operators and entertainment-service businesses.

Textiles & Apparel (1,469)

Companies involved in textiles or apparel.

Leisure Products (237)

Companies supplying leisure products.

Automobiles & Auto Parts (1,236)

Automobile and automotive-parts businesses.

Household Goods (452)

Companies supplying household goods.

Homebuilding & Construction Supplies (656)

Homebuilding businesses and suppliers of construction-related products.

Diversified Retail (256)

Retail businesses classified as diversified retailers.

Questions to guide your research

  • What product or experience does the company sell?
  • How does it reach customers, according to its profile and published research?
  • Which demand or operating assumptions are discussed in the evaluation?

Questions about this sector

Which retail companies belong in this collection?

The application includes Specialty Retailers and Diversified Retail under Consumer Cyclicals. Food & Drug Retailing is represented separately under Consumer Non-Cyclicals.

Where can I see an expert's view of a consumer company?

Open the project profile and its available evaluations or analysis. The linked author profile provides access to that author's other published work.

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