Table of Contents
Executive Summary – Europe
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- Italy and the UK close the gap on Germany
- Clothing market contracts in five countries
- Hungary and Greece the star performers
- Eastern Europe still well adrift on per capita spend
- Clothing specialists losing share of all retail sales
- Several factors at play
- UK’s specialists sector holds pole position
- Growth rates vary greatly
- Other channels growing
- Food retailers
- E-commerce
- M&S and C&A cling to the top spots
- Seven chains with over 1,000 stores
- C&A flexes its muscles
- Corporate activity
- And speculation
- Forecasts
European Summary and Outlook
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- Report scope
- Currencies
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- Figure 1: Europe: Euro crrencies: Entry rate into the Euro
- The clothing sector
- The European clothing market
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- Figure 2: European clothing market: Key statistics, 2003
- Per capita spend
- Market contracts in five countries in 2003
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- Figure 3: European clothing market: Growth rates by country, 2002-03
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 4: European clothing market: Channels of distribution by country, 2002/03
- European clothing specialists’ sector
- Sales value and trends
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- Figure 5: European clothing sector: Clothing specialists’ sales by country, 2003
- Absolute performance
- Relative importance
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- Figure 6: European clothing sector: Clothing specialists as % of all retail sales by country, 2003
- Relative performance
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- Figure 7: European clothing sector: Percentage point change in sector’s share of all retail sales, 1999 vs 2003
- Leading clothing specialists
- Sales trends
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- Figure 8: Europe's leading clothing specialists: European sales trends, 2003/04
- Outlet trends
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- Figure 9: Europe's leading clothing specialists: European outlet numbers, 2003/04
- Cross-border activity
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- Figure 10: Europe's leading clothing specialists: Cross-border activities, 2003/04
- A word on fast fashion…
- Defining features
- Consumers come to expect fast innovation and change
- M&S, Europe’s market leader, got left behind
- But was not the slowest
- Advantages
- But fast fashion just one piece of the jigsaw
- The European clothing sector outlook
- Sector forecasts
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- Figure 11: European clothing sector: Clothing specialists’ sales forecasts by country, 2008 (f)
- Relative performance
- Absolute performance
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- Figure 12: European clothing sector: Forecast sector sales growth, by country, 2003-08f
- Company prospects
European Consumer Trends
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- Introduction
- Comparison of clothing shopping patterns across Europe
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- Figure 13: Penetration of clothing purchasing, by country, 2004
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- Figure 14: Comparison of clothing purchasing in last 12 months, by country, 2004
- Comparison of consumer typologies across Europe
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- Figure 15: Clothing consumer typologies, by country, 2004
- Comparisons of agreement with clothing lifestyle statements
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- Figure 16: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by country, 2004
France
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- Executive summary
- Clothing specialists’ sales decline in 2003
- Growth slows in last three years
- Vivarte in top slot
- International players beginning to encroach…
- …but sector remains highly fragmented
- Clothing specialists’ sales to return to growth
- Background Data
- Population
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- Figure 17: France: Population trends, 1998-2003
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- Figure 18: France: Population, by age group and sex, 2003
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- Figure 19: France: Households, 2000
- Figure 20: France: Regions and major cities, 1999
- Economy
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- Figure 21: France: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 22: France: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
- Figure 23: France: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 24: France: Detailed breakdown of spending on consumer goods, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in France
- Clothing market value
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- Figure 25: France: Consumer Spending on clothing and footwear, 1999-2003
- Channels of distribution
- Clothing specialists
- Grocers
- Mail order
- Sports goods retailers
- Department stores
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- Figure 26: France: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2003
- Corporate activity
- Mergers and acquisitions
- New chains
- The French clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 27: France: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 28: France: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 29: France: Clothing specialists’ number of enterprises and outlets, 1998-2002
- France Consumer Trends
- Introduction
- Penetration of clothing purchasing
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- Figure 30: Penetration of clothing purchasing in France, 2002 and 2004
- Demographic characteristics of consumer typologies
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- Figure 31: Shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and fashion conscious, by demographic sub-group, France, 2004
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- Figure 32: Big spenders, individualists, practical and sporty, by demographic sub-group, France, 2004
- Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements by consumer typologies
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- Figure 33: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and individualists, France, 2004
- Figure 34: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by practical, fashion conscious, sporty and big spenders, France, 2004
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 35: France: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 36: France: Clothing specialists: Relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 37: France: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 38: France: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003 (e)
- Company profiles
Germany
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- Executive summary
- A difficult market in which to operate
- Impact on specialist clothing retailers severe
- Discounters faring best
- A difficult market for foreign companies, but many are still drawn
- Three specialists dominate
- Home shopping and department stores significant channels
- Concentration
- Forecasts
- Background Data
- Population
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- Figure 39: Germany: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 40: Germany: Population, by age group and sex, 1999-2001
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- Figure 41: Germany: Households, 2002
- Figure 42: Germany: Regions and major cities, 2001 (a)
- Economy
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- Figure 43: Germany: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 44: Germany: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
- Figure 45: Germany: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 46: Germany: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Germany
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Home shopping
- Department and variety stores
- Grocery retailers
- Sports goods retailers
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- Figure 47: Germany: Estimated channels of distribution for clothing, 2003
- Corporate activity
- The German clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 48: Germany: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 49: Germany: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 50: Germany: Clothing enterprises and outlets, 1997-2000
- Germany Consumer Trends
- Introduction
- Penetration of clothing purchasing
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- Figure 51: Penetration of clothing purchasing in Germany, 2002 and 2004
- Demographic characteristics of consumer typologies
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- Figure 52: Shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and fashion conscious, by demographic sub-group, Germany, 2004
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- Figure 53: Big spenders, individualists, practical and sporty, by demographic sub-group, Germany, 2004
- Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements by consumer typologies
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- Figure 54: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and individualists, Germany, 2004
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- Figure 55: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by practical, fashion consciuos, sporty and big spenders, Germany, 2004
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 56: Germany: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08
- Figure 57: Germany: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 58: Germany: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 59: Germany: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Spain
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- Executive summary
- Growth in spending on clothing underperforming market
- Specialist retailers continue to dominate…
- ...but are gradually losing share of all retail sales
- Another difficult year for clothing retailers in 2003
- Corporate activity centred on Cortefiel
- Growth forecast to bounce back slightly in 2004
- Background Data – Spain
- Population
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- Figure 60: Spain: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 61: Spain: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 62: Spain: Households by number of members, 2001
- Figure 63: Spain: Population, by region, January 2002
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- Figure 64: Spain: Population of major cities, January 2002
- Economy
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- Figure 65: Spain: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 66: Spain: Consumer prices, 1996-2003
- Figure 67: Spain: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2002
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- Figure 68: Spain: Detailed breakdown of expenditure on consumer goods, 1997-2002
- The Spanish Clothing Retail Sector
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Clothing specialists
- Department and variety stores
- Grocers
- Others
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- Figure 69: Spain: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2002
- Corporate activity
- The Spanish clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
- Spain’s retail sector remains robust…
- …but clothing specialists hit by external factors
- Losing share of retail sales
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- Figure 70: Spain: Estimated clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 71: Spain: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
- Spain Consumer Trends
- Introduction
- Penetration of clothing purchasing
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- Figure 72: Penetration of clothing purchasing in Spain, 2002 and 2004
- Demographic characteristics of consumer typologies
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- Figure 73: Shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and fashion conscious, by demographic sub-group, Spain, 2004
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- Figure 74: Big spenders, individualists, practical and sporty, by demographic sub-group, Spain, 2004
- Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements
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- Figure 75: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and individualists, Spain, 2004
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- Figure 76: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by practical, fashion conscious, sporty and big spenders, Spain, 2004
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 77: Spain: Estimated clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 78: Spain: Clothing specialists’ sales as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Inditex
- Cortefiel
- Mango
- Adolfo Dominguez
- International chains
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- Figure 79: Spain: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
- Deceptively fragmented market
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- Figure 80: Spain: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
UK
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- Executive summary
- Fast fashion, better value and continued expansion help to drive strong market growth
- Clothing specialists outpace market growth
- Consolidated sector
- M&S stays at the top despite a volatile performance
- Next continues to close the gap and TK Maxx leaps up the rankings
- Domestic players dominate the leader board
- Department and variety stores largest non-specialist channel
- ASDA and Tesco turn up the heat
- Merger and acquisition activity remains high
- Forecasts
- Premier Insight
- Background Data – United Kingdom
- Population
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- Figure 81: UK: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 82: UK: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 83: UK: Population profile, 2002
- Figure 84: UK: Household numbers, 1991-2007 (f)
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- Figure 85: UK: Households, 2002
- Figure 86: UK: Regions and major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 88: UK: Consumer prices, 1995-2002
- Figure 89: UK: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 90: UK: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in the United Kingdom
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 91: UK: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2003
- Clothing specialists
- Department and variety stores
- Home shopping
- Grocers
- ASDA
- Tesco
- Sainsbury’s
- Sports goods retailers
- Corporate activity remains plentiful in 2003/04
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- Figure 92: UK: Clothing retail sector, corporate activity, January 2003-August 2004
- And speculation
- Some key trends and drivers
- Clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 93: UK: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 94: UK: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 95: UK: Clothing specialists – Number of enterprises and outlets, 1998-2002
- Figure 96: UK: Clothing specialists – average number of outlets per enterprise, 1998-2002
- UK Consumer Trends
- Introduction
- Penetration of clothing purchasing
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- Figure 97: Penetration of clothing purchasing in Great Britain, 2002 and 2004
- Demographic characteristics of consumer typologies
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- Figure 98: Shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well dressed and fashion-conscious, by demographic sub-group, Great Britain, 2004
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- Figure 99: Big spenders, individualists, practical and sporty, by demographic sub-group, Great Britain, 2004
- Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements by consumer typologies
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- Figure 100: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by shopaholics, label seekers, stylish, well-dressed and Individualists, Great Britain, 2004
- Figure 101: Agreement with clothing lifestyle statements, by practical, fashion conscious, sporty and big spenders, Great Britain, 2004
- The Consumer
- Key consumer findings
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- Figure 102: Outlets used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, May 2003 and June 2004
- Figure 103: Leading outlets used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, June 2004
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- Figure 104: Penetration of clothing shopping, by gender, May 2003 and June 2004
- Characteristics of clothing shoppers at leading stores
- Marks & Spencer, Bhs and Littlewoods
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- Figure 105: Purchases of clothing from Marks & Spencer, Bhs and Littlewoods in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
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- Figure 106: Purchases of clothing from department stores in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Supermarkets and value retailers
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- Figure 107: Purchases of clothing from supermarkets and value retailers in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Leading fashion chains
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- Figure 108: Purchases of clothing from leading fashion chains in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Other clothing shops and sources
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- Figure 109: Purchases of clothing from other clothing shops and other sources in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
- What consumers would like to see provided
- Key consumer findings
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- Figure 110: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops, 2002-04
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- Figure 111: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops, by gender, June 2004
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- Figure 112: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops – range issues, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Fashion and style
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- Figure 113: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops – fashion and style issues, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Service issues
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- Figure 114: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops – service issues, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Facilities and store design
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- Figure 115: What consumers would like to see provided in clothing shops – facilities/store design issues, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- What consumers would like to see provided by stores used
- Attitudes towards shopping for clothes and consumer behaviour
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- Figure 116: Attitudes towards shopping for clothes, by men and women, June 2004
- Key consumer findings
- Price versus quality
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- Figure 117: Attitudes towards shopping for clothing – price versus quality, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Supermarkets
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- Figure 118: Attitudes towards shopping for clothing – supermarket clothing, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Shopping on the Internet
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- Figure 119: Attitudes towards shopping for clothing – shopping using Internet, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Personal service and fashion
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- Figure 120: Attitudes towards shopping for clothing – personal service and fashion, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Spending patterns and frequency of shopping
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- Figure 121: Attitudes towards shopping for clothing – frequency of shopping for clothes, by gender, age and socio-economic group, June 2004
- Attitudes towards shopping for clothing by stores used
- Number of shops used for clothing purchases
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- Figure 122: Number of shops from which clothing purchased, by gender, age, socio-economic group, lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, June 2004
- Where they buy and how many stores they buy from
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- Figure 123: Stores used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, by number of shops from which clothing purchased, June 2004
- What consumers would like to see provided by how many shops clothing purchased from
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- Figure 124: What consumers would like to see provided by clothing shops, by number of shops from which clothing purchased, June 2004
- Identifying targets
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- Figure 125: Breakdown of clothing typologies, June 2004
- Practical Purchasers (30% of sample)
- Clothes Enthusiasts (25% of sample)
- Part Time High Spenders (25% of sample)
- Bargain Hunters (20% of sample)
- Typologies by demographic characteristics
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- Figure 126: Clothing consumer typologies, by age and socio-economic group, June 2004
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- Figure 127: Clothing consumer typologies, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, June 2004
- Figure 128: Clothing consumer typologies, by region and ACORN categories, June 2004
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- Figure 129: Clothing consumer typologies, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, June 2004
- Where they buy and what they want
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- Figure 130: Stores used for purchasing clothing in the last 12 months, by consumer typologies, June 2004
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- Figure 131: What consumers would like to see provided by clothing shops, by consumer typologies, June 2004
- Identifying targets
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- Figure 132: CHAID analysis of clothing shops, June 2004
- UK Advertising Expenditure
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- Figure 133: Main media advertising expenditure by leading retailers of clothing, 1999-2003
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- Figure 134: Main media advertising by leading retailers of clothing, by media used, 2003
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 135: UK: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 136: UK: Clothing specialists: Relative Performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Further expansion planned at the value end
- Scope for fast fashion and youth targeted operators too
- Renewed interest?
- Implications
- Leading specialists
- Double digit sales growth for many in 2003
- Overseas retailers up their interests
- Weaker performers
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- Figure 137: UK: Leading specialist clothing retailers, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 138: UK: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2002 and 2003
- Company profiles
Austria
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- Executive summary
- Sector sales fall for the first time in many years
- But specialists’ share of all retailing has been on a rising trend
- H&M increases the gap
- Market dominated by foreign retailers
- The market becomes more concentrated
- Corporate moves
- Sector forecast to outperform retail sales growth
- Background Data – Austria
- Population
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- Figure 139: Austria: Population trends, 1998-2002
- Figure 140: Austria: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 141: Austria: Households, 2001 and 2002
- Figure 142: Austria: Regions, 2002
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- Figure 143: Austria: Major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 144: Austria: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 145: Austria: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
- Figure 146: Austria: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 147: Austria: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1998-2002
- Clothing Retailing in Austria
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 148: Austria: Clothing channels of distribution, 2003
- Corporate activity
- Clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 149: Austria: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 150: Austria: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 151: Austria: Retail businesses, 1997-2001
- Figure 152: Austria: Retail outlets, 1991
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 153: Austria: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 154: Austria: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 155: Austria: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 156: Austria: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Belgium
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- Executive summary
- Economic background deteriorates
- Clothing sales falls for a second year
- Independents account for the lion’s share of sector sales
- C&A and H&M turn in strong growth
- Foreign players feature prominently
- But clothing sector remains highly fragmented
- Non-specialists relatively unimportant
- Limited cross border activity by domestic operators
- Forecasts
- Background Data – Belgium
- Population
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- Figure 157: Belgium: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 158: Belgium: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 159: Belgium: Households, 2000-02
- Figure 160: Belgium: Major regions, 2002
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- Figure 161: Belgium: Population, by province, 2002
- Figure 162: Belgium: Major cities, 2002
- Economy
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- Figure 163: Belgium: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
- Figure 164: Belgium: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 165: Belgium: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 166: Belgium: Detailed breakdown of household expenditure, 1998-2002
- Clothing Retailing in Belgium
- Clothing market value
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- Figure 167: Belgium: Consumer spending on clothing, 1999-2003
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 168: Belgium: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2003
- Property matters
- Brand stores developing
- The Belgian clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 169: Belgium: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 170: Belgium: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 171: Belgium: Retail enterprise data, 2001 and 2002
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 172: Belgium: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
- Figure 173: Belgium: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Strong international presence
- Mixed performance from Dutch operators
- Domestic players
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- Figure 174: Belgium: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 175: Belgium: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Czech Republic
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- Executive summary
- Spending on clothing tops CZK50 billion in 2003
- But clothing market falls behind
- Specialists account for under half the market
- Specialists turned in a stronger performance in 2003 and early 2004
- Tesco and Quelle among the market leaders
- Specialist sector still very fragmented
- Outbound activity very modest
- Background Data – Czech Republic
- Population
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- Figure 176: Czech Republic: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 177: Czech Republic: Population, by age group and sex, 2001
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- Figure 178: Czech Republic: Households, 1991-2001
- Figure 179: Czech Republic: Major cities, 2002
- Economy
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- Figure 180: Czech Republic: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 181: Czech Republic: Consumer prices, 1995-2002
- Figure 182: Czech Republic: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 183: Czech Republic: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1997-2001
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- Figure 184: Czech Republic: Detailed breakdown of consumer spending, 2001-03
- Clothing Retailing in the Czech Republic
- Clothing market value and trends
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- Figure 185: Czech Republic: Clothing market value, 1998-2002
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 186: Czech Republic: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2002
- Clothing specialists
- Department and other general stores
- Non-store channels
- Food retailers
- The Czech clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 187: Czech Republic: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 188: Czech Republic: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 189: Czech Republic: Retail enterprise numbers, 1995-2001
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- Figure 190: Czech Republic: Retail outlet numbers, 1998
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 191: Czech Republic: All retail and non-food retail sales, 2003-08 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Few foreign names expand heavily
- New arrivals
- Local players produce mixed results
- Some players scale back or pull out
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- Figure 192: Czech Republic: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 193: Czech Republic: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Denmark
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- Executive summary
- Market size grows by 4.5% in 2003
- Sector outstrips market growth
- H&M holds pole position
- Buying groups struggle to compete…
- …and lose market share rapidly
- Foreign presence is limited
- Reasonable outbound activity
- Sector sales forecast to grow marginally faster than all retailing
- Background Data – Denmark
- Population
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- Figure 194: Denmark: Population trends, 1998-2003
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- Figure 195: Denmark: Population, by age group and sex, 2003 (a)
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- Figure 196: Denmark: Households, 1998-2003
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- Figure 197: Denmark: Major regions, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2003 (a)
- Figure 198: Denmark: Major cities, 2003 (a)
- Economy
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- Figure 199: Denmark: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
- Figure 200: Denmark: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 201: Denmark: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
- Figure 202: Denmark: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Denmark
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Corporate activity
- Foreign presence remains limited
- Outbound activity
- The Danish clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 203: Denmark: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 204: Denmark: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 205: Denmark: Retail enterprise and outlet numbers, 1999-2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 206: Denmark: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 207: Denmark: Clothing specialists, as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Buying groups struggle
- H&M and Noa Noa outperform
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- Figure 208: Denmark: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 209: Denmark: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2000 and 2003
- Company profiles
Finland
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- Executive summary
- Clothing sector up by 3%
- Specialists’ share of all retailing declines
- H&M leads the market
- Strong Scandinavian influence
- Limited foreign presence beyond Scandinavia
- Outbound activity is modest
- Concentrated clothing sector
- Little corporate activity
- Sector forecast to lag non-food sales growth
- Background Data – Finland
- Population
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- Figure 210: Finland: Population trends, 1999-2003
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- Figure 211: Finland: Population, by age group and sex, 2003
- Figure 212: Finland: Households, December 2001 and 2002
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- Figure 213: Finland: Major regions and cities, 2003
- Economy
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- Figure 214: Finland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
- Figure 215: Finland: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 216: Finland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 217: Finland: Breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Finland
- Clothing market value and trends
- Channels of distribution
- Corporate activity
- The Finnish clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 218: Finland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 219: Finland: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 220: Finland: Clothing specialists’ number of enterprises and outlets, 1997-2000
- Figure 221: Finland: Average number of stores per enterprise, 1997-2000
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 222: Finland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08
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- Figure 223: Finland: Clothing specialists as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 224: Finland: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 225: Finland: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Greece
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- Executive summary
- Clothing sector sales increasing…
- …continuing the positive trend
- Inditex leads the market
- A very fragmented market
- Limited foreign presence
- Outbound activity is modest
- Potential for growth
- Sector forecast to underperform retail sales growth
- Background Data – Greece
- Population
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- Figure 226: Greece: Population trends, 1998-2003
- Figure 227: Greece: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 228: Greece: Households, 2001
- Figure 229: Greece: Regions, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 230: Greece: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
- Figure 231: Greece: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 232: Greece: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2002
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- Figure 233: Greece: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1998-2002
- Clothing Retailing in Greece
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 234: Greece: Clothing channels of distribution, 2003
- Corporate activity
- The Greek clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 235: Greece: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 236: Greece: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 237: Greece: Number of enterprises, 1995-2000
- Figure 238: Greece: Development of sales per clothing retail enterprise, 1995-2000
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 239: Greece: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 240: Greece: Clothing specialists’ sales as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Non-specialists
- Other foreign players
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- Figure 241: Greece: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 242: Greece: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares 2003
- Company profiles
Hungary
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- Executive summary
- Clothing outpaced by other consumer goods markets
- Specialists dominate the market
- Better year in 2003
- Sector remains highly fragmented
- Local specialist Aranypók still retains the lead
- Clothing sector forecast to marginally lag all retail sales growth
- Background Data – Hungary
- Population
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- Figure 243: Hungary: Population trends, 1980, 1990 and 2000-03
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- Figure 244: Hungary: Population, by age and sex, 2001-03
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- Figure 245: Hungary: Population, by region, 2001-03
- Economy
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- Figure 246: Hungary: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 247: Hungary: Consumer prices, 1996-2003
- Figure 248: Hungary: Consumer expenditure (a), 1995-2002
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- Figure 249: Hungary: Detailed breakdown of consumer spending, 1998-2000
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- Figure 250: Hungary: Detailed breakdown of consumer spending, 1999-2001
- Clothing Retailing in Hungary
- Clothing market value and trends
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- Figure 251: Hungary: Clothing market value, 1998-2002
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 252: Hungary: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2002
- Clothing specialists
- Department and variety stores
- Non-store retailing
- The Hungarian clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 253: Hungary: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 254: Hungary: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 255: Hungary: All retail outlet numbers, by type, 1998-2003
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- Figure 256: Hungary: Clothing & footwear specialists’ number of outlets, 1999-2003
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 257: Hungary: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 258: Hungary: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Ageing market
- Western fascias will drive change
- New foreign arrivals
- Local players scarce in number
- Non-specialist channels
- Leading specialists
- Small independents continue to dominate
- Only one domestic clothing multiple of note
- Some overseas players
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- Figure 259: Hungary: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 260: Hungary: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Ireland
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- Executive summary
- Irish consumers spend less on clothing
- Clothing sector sales rising
- Specialists’ share of all retailing falls
- Dunnes Stores is leading retailer of apparel
- Penneys is leading clothing specialist
- Highly fragmented market
- Dundrum centre provide a prestigious platform for entering the Irish market
- Sector forecast to outperform retail sales growth
- Background Data – Republic of Ireland
- Population
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- Figure 261: Republic of Ireland: Population by sex, 1971-2002
- Figure 262: Republic of Ireland: Population age profile, 2001
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- Figure 263: Households in the Republic of Ireland, 2001 and 2002
- Figure 264: Republic of Ireland: Average household size, 1998-2002
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- Figure 265: Ireland: Counties and major cities, 2002
- Economy
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- Figure 266: Republic of Ireland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 267: Republic of Ireland: Consumer prices, 1997-2003
- Figure 268: Republic of Ireland: Consumer spending, 1995-2003
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- Figure 269: Republic of Ireland: Detailed breakdown of spending on consumer goods, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in the Republic of Ireland
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 270: Ireland: Clothing market: Channels of distribution, 2003
- Clothing specialists
- Department and variety stores
- Sports specialists
- Mail order
- Corporate activity
- The Republic of Ireland clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 271: Republic of Ireland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 272: Republic of Ireland: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 273: Republic of Ireland: Clothing retailers' outlet numbers, 1993-2002
- Figure 274: Republic of Ireland: Regional distribution of clothing and textile stores, 2002
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 275: Republic of Ireland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 276: Republic of Ireland: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 277: Republic of Ireland: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 278: Republic of Ireland: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Italy
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- Executive summary
- A fashion-conscious population willing to spend
- Trading conditions harsh
- A fragmented market, but importance of multiples increasing
- Franchising very popular
- Non-specialist channels important
- Cross-border activities
- Key players
- Forecasts
- Background Data – Italy
- Population
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- Figure 279: Italy: Population trends, 1997-2001
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- Figure 280: Italy: Population, by age and sex, January 2001
- Figure 281: Italy: Households, by number of members, 1971-2000
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- Figure 282: Italy: Population, by region, January 2001
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- Figure 283: Italy: Major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 284: Italy: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 285: Italy: Consumer prices, 1996-2002
- Figure 286: Italy: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 287: Italy: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Italy
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Department and variety stores
- Food retailers
- Sports goods retailers
- Home shopping
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- Figure 288: Italy: Estimated channels of distribution for clothing, 2003
- Property matters
- Internationalisation
- Corporate activity
- The Italian clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 289: Italy: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 290: Italy: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 291: Italy: Retail enterprises by sector, 1997-2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 292: Italy: Clothing specialists’ sales forecasts, 2003-08
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- Figure 293: Italy: Clothing specialists, Relative performance, 1999-2008
- Leading specialists
- Domestic companies dominant
- Increasing presence of foreign owned companies
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- Figure 294: Italy: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Designer brands
- Market shares
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- Figure 295: Italy: Leading clothing specialists’ estimated market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
The Netherlands
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- Executive summary
- Difficult economic background
- Non-specialists relatively unimportant
- Buying groups dominant
- Increasing concentration
- Corporate activity
- Cross-border moves
- Forecasts
- Background Data – The Netherlands
- Population
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- Figure 296: The Netherlands: Population trends, 1998-2002
- Figure 297: The Netherlands: Population, by age group, 2002
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- Figure 298: The Netherlands: Households, January 2002 (a)
- Figure 299: The Netherlands: Major regions and cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 300: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
- Figure 301: The Netherlands: Consumer prices, 1996-2002
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- Figure 302: The Netherlands: Household consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
- Figure 303: The Netherlands: Detailed breakdown of household consumer expenditure, 1998-2002
- Clothing Retailing in the Netherlands
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 304: The Netherlands: Estimated channels of distribution for clothing, 2003
- Department and variety stores
- Food retailers
- Home shopping
- Corporate activity
- The Dutch clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 305: The Netherlands: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 306: The Netherlands: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 307: The Netherlands: Clothing specialists’ enterprise and outlet numbers, 1997-2001
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- Figure 308: The Netherlands: Percentage of specialist clothing enterprises by type, 2002
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 309: The Netherlands: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08
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- Figure 310: The Netherlands: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 311: The Netherlands: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 312: The Netherlands: Leading clothing specialists’ estimated market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Norway
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- Executive summary
- Clothing market reaches NKr32 billion in 2003
- Market outstrips sector growth
- Varner still claims pole position
- H&M treads water
- Inward investment dominated by Scandinavian groups
- Limited international expansion by the Norwegian groups
- Concentrated clothing sector
- Clothing sector forecast to marginally lose share of all retailing
- Background Data – Norway
- Population
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- Figure 313: Norway: Population trends, 1998-2003
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- Figure 314: Norway: Population, by age group and sex, 2003
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- Figure 315: Norway: Households, 2001
- Figure 316: Norway: Population by region, 1998 and 2003
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- Figure 317: Norway: Major cities, 1998 and 2003
- Economy
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- Figure 318: Norway: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
- Figure 319: Norway: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 320: Norway: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
- Figure 321: Norway: Detailed breakdown of expenditure on consumer goods, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Norway
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Foreign presence mainly Scandinavian
- The Norwegian clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 322: Norway: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 323: Norway: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 324: Norway: Retail businesses by sector, 1997-2001
- Figure 325: Norway: Retail outlets by sector, 1997-2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 326: Norway: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
- Figure 327: Norway: Clothing specialists, As % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
- Varner holds on to pole position
- Strong Scandinavian presence
- Just one voluntary group
- Expanding formats
- Conseptor a new name
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- Figure 328: Norway: Leading clothing specialists, 2003/04
- Market shares
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- Figure 329: Norway: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2000, 2002 and 2003
- Company profiles
Poland
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- Executive summary
- Demand for clothing slows
- Other consumer categories outpace apparel
- New channels will grow in importance
- Specialist store numbers outpace all retailing
- Several domestic names feature among the top players
- LPP and Redan set the pace
- But foreign investment is widespread …
- …and growing
- Market remains highly fragmented
- Future for retail sales looks promising
- Background Data – Poland
- Population
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- Figure 330: Poland: Population trends, 1997-2001
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- Figure 331: Poland: Population, by age group and sex, December 2001
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- Figure 332: Poland: Major cities, 1997-2001
- Economy
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- Figure 333: Poland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
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- Figure 334: Poland: Consumer prices, 1995-2002
- Figure 335: Poland: Consumer spending, 1995-2002
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- Figure 336: Poland: Consumer spending, by category, 1997-2001
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- Figure 337: Poland: Breakdown of average monthly per capita expenditure of households, 1999-2001
- Clothing Retailing in Poland
- Clothing market value and trends
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- Figure 338: Poland: Clothing market value, 1997-2001
- Polish suppliers move to own retail distribution
- Channels of distribution
- Clothing specialists
- Department stores
- Food retailers
- Traditional channels
- Home shopping
- The Polish clothing specialists’ sector
- Retail sales and sector value
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- Figure 339: Poland: Clothing retail sales, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 340: Poland: Clothing retailers’ number of outlets, 1998-2002
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 341: Poland: All retail and non-food retail sales, 2003-08 (f)
- Organic growth
- Local operators will compete strongly
- Change in infrastructure
- Non-specialist channels
- Leading specialists
- Foreign invasion
- But Adler pulls out
- Domestic players
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- Figure 342: Poland: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 343: Poland: Leading clothing specialists, market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Portugal
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- Executive summary
- Sluggish economic background…
- …affecting the clothing retail sector
- Specialists dominant
- Extremely fragmented
- Further concentration likely as internationalisation increases
- Forecasts
- Background Data – Portugal
- Population
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- Figure 344: Portugal: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 345: Portugal: Population, by age group, December 2001
- Figure 346: Portugal: Households, 2001
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- Figure 347: Portugal: Regions and major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 348: Portugal: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 349: Portugal: Consumer prices, 1996-2002
- Figure 350: Portugal: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 351: Portugal: Consumer spending breakdown, by category, 1997-2001
- Clothing Retailing in Portugal
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
- Grocery retailers
- Home shopping
- Mixed goods retailers
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- Figure 352: Portugal: Estimated channels of distribution for clothing, 2003
- Corporate activity
- The Portuguese clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 353: Portugal: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
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- Figure 354: Portugal: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 355: Portugal: Retail enterprises, by type of retailer, 1996-99
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- Figure 356: Portugal: Retail outlets by sector, 2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 357: Portugal: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 358: Portugal: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 359: Portugal: Major clothing retailers, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 360: Portugal: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Sweden
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- Executive summary
- Modest performance of clothing sector sales
- Specialists gain share of all retailing, but lose against non-food in past four years
- Non-specialist retailers gain market share, individual specialist shops lose
- H&M firmly at the top, but rivals get closer
- Foreign presence increases slightly, but remains limited
- Reduced outbound activity
- No important corporate activity since 2002
- Sector forecast to outperform all retail sales growth
- Background Data – Sweden
- Population
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- Figure 361: Sweden: Population trends, 1998-2002
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- Figure 362: Sweden: Population, by age group and sex, 2002
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- Figure 363: Sweden: Households, 1999
- Figure 364: Sweden: Counties, 2002
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- Figure 365: Sweden: Population of major cities, 2000-02
- Economy
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- Figure 366: Sweden: Gross domestic product, 1995-2002
- Figure 367: Sweden: Consumer prices, 1995-2003
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- Figure 368: Sweden: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 369: Sweden: Detailed breakdown of consumer expenditure, 1999-2003
- Clothing Retailing in Sweden
- Clothing market value and trends
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 370: Sweden: Clothing market, channels of distribution, 2003
- Clothing specialists
- Sports goods retailers
- Department and variety stores
- Home shopping
- Corporate activity
- New foreign entrants
- The Swedish clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 371: Sweden: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 372: Sweden: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 373: Sweden: Clothing specialists’ number of enterprises and outlets, 1999-2002
- Figure 374: Sweden: Average number of stores per enterprise, 1998-2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 375: Sweden: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
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- Figure 376: Sweden: Clothing specialists, as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (f)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 377: Sweden: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 378: Sweden: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Switzerland
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- Executive summary
- Clothing sector sales fall for a second consecutive year
- Specialists’ share of all retailing declines
- H&M outperforms the sector and takes the lead
- Concentrated sector
- Foreign presence increasing
- Limited outbound activity
- The sector’s decline to continue?
- Background Data – Switzerland
- Population
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- Figure 379: Switzerland: Population trends, 1997-2001
- Figure 380: Switzerland: Population, by age group and sex, 2001
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- Figure 381: Switzerland: Number of households, 1993-2000
- Figure 382: Switzerland: Cantons, 2001
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- Figure 383: Switzerland: Major cities, 2001
- Economy
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- Figure 384: Switzerland: Gross domestic product, 1995-2003
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- Figure 385: Switzerland: Consumer prices, 1996-2003
- Figure 386: Switzerland: Consumer expenditure, 1995-2003
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- Figure 387: Switzerland: Consumer expenditure, by category, 1998-2002
- Figure 388: Switzerland: Breakdown of household monthly expenditure on consumer goods, 2000
- Clothing Retailing in Switzerland
- Clothing market value
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 389: Switzerland: Clothing market – channels of distribution, 2003
- Corporate activity
- The Swiss clothing specialists’ sector
- Sector value and trends
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- Figure 390: Switzerland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 1999-2003
- Figure 391: Switzerland: Clothing specialists, relative performance, 1999-2003
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 392: Switzerland: Number of retail enterprises, 1995, 1998, 2001
- Figure 393: Switzerland: Clothing outlet numbers, 1995-2001
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- Figure 394: Switzerland: Clothing outlets, by sector, 1995 and 2001
- Prospects and forecasts
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- Figure 395: Switzerland: Clothing specialists’ sales, 2003-08 (f)
- Figure 396: Switzerland: Clothing specialists, as % of all retail sales, 1999-2008 (F)
- Leading specialists
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- Figure 397: Switzerland: Leading clothing specialists, 2003
- Market shares
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- Figure 398: Switzerland: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2003
- Company profiles
Major Company Profiles
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- Arcadia Group
- Background
- Changing portfolio of brands
- Re-engineering the portfolio
- Baugur approach fails
- Philip Green gains control
- Rubicon buy-out
- Progress under Philip Green
- Financial data
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- Figure 399: Arcadia Group: Financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
- Share of UK clothing retail sector
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- Figure 400: Arcadia: Share of total UK clothing retailers’ sales, 1998/99-2002/03
- Outlets
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- Figure 401: Arcadia Group: Outlet data, 1998-2003
- UK
- Europe
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- Figure 402: Arcadia Group: Continental European outlet data, July 2004
- Rest of the World
- Products
- E-commerce
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- Figure 403: Arcadia Group: Transactional Internet sites, July 2004
- SWOT
- Benetton
- Background
- History
- International expansion accelerates
- Megastore development
- Management changes
- 2004-07 corporate plan
- Ownership
- Financial data
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- Figure 404: Benetton: Financial performance, 1999-2003
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- Figure 405: Benetton: Consolidated sales by geographical area, 2000-03
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- Figure 406: Benetton: Consolidated sales by commercial activity, 2002 and 2003
- First quarter 2004
- 2004 outlook
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- Figure 407: Benetton: Group financial targets, 2003, 2004 and 2007
- Outlets
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- Figure 408: Benetton Group: Outlet numbers, 1999-2003
- Figure 409: Benetton: European store coverage, 2003
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- Figure 410: Benetton: Store numbers by major European country, August 2004
- Figure 411: Benetton Group: Evolution of directly owned stores, 2000-03
- Products
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- Figure 412: Benetton Group: Sales by brand, 1998 and 2003
- Advertising and marketing
- SWOT
- Bhs
- Background
- Financial data
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- Figure 413: Bhs Ltd: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Share of UK clothing retail sector
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- Figure 414: Bhs: Share of total UK clothing retailers’ sales, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Outlets
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- Figure 415: Bhs Limited, Outlet data, 2000-03
- International franchises
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- Figure 416: Bhs: International franchises, Number of outlets, May 2003 and July 2004
- Products
- Womenswear
- Menswear
- Childrenswear
- SWOT
- C&A
- Background
- History
- Expansion in Continental Europe
- Further afield
- Restructuring
- UK/ROI bear the brunt
- Picking up the pieces
- Image rebuilding
- New fascias
- Too little, too late?
- Financial data
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- Figure 417: C&A: Financial performance, 2000-04
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- Figure 418: C&A: Turnover in selected European markets (e), 2003/04
- Outlets
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- Figure 419: C&A: Number of outlets, by European country, 2000-04
- Expansion pace picks up in 2002/03…
- …and continues in 2003/04
- Future plans
- Products
- Inhouse brands
- Price-led strategy
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Esprit
- Background
- History
- Internationalisation
- Red Earth Group
- Bollag-Guggenheim acquisition
- Licensing
- Financial data
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- Figure 420: Esprit: Financial performance, 1999-2003
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- Figure 421: Esprit: Consolidated sales by channel and geographical region, 1998/99-2002/03
- Figure 422: Esprit: Consolidated sales by geographical area, 2001/02 and 2002/03
- Estimated European retail sales
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- Figure 423: Esprit: Estimated sales at retail prices by major European market, 2003
- Interim results 2003/04
- Outlets
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- Figure 424: Esprit Europe: Wholesale outlets data, 2002/03
- Figure 425: Esprit Europe: Retail outlets data, 2002/03
- Products
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- Figure 426: Esprit: Sales mix by product category, 1998/99-2002/03
- Figure 427: Esprit: Sales mix by product category, 2002/03
- SWOT
- Etam Développement
- Background
- History
- Organic and acquisitive international development
- Central buying abandoned and recovery programme instigated
- Financial data
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- Figure 428: Etam Développement: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- 2003 results
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- Figure 429: Etam: Breakdown of sales by domestic/international markets, 1999-2003
- Figure 430: Etam: Development of operating profit by geographical area, 2001-03
- Disappointing 2004 interim sales
- Outlets
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- Figure 431: Etam: Outlet data, 1999-2003
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- Figure 432: Etam: Outlet numbers by country, 2002 and 2003
- Products
- Etam Prêt-a-Porter
- Etam lingerie
- 1.2.3
- Tammy
- SWOT
- Gap
- Background
- History
- Other fascias
- Internationalisation
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- Figure 433: Gap Inc: Overseas operations
- Downturn and restructuring
- Recovery picks up momentum
- Financial data
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- Figure 434: Gap Inc: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- First quarter results 2004/05
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- Figure 435: Gap Inc: Like-for-like sales change by division, first quarter 2003/04 and 2004/05
- Outlets
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- Figure 436: Gap Inc: Gap outlet data, 2001/02-2003/04
- Non-European outlets
- Outlook
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- H&M Hennes & Mauritz
- Background
- History
- Ownership
- Expansion in Europe and beyond
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- Figure 437: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: International expansion record
- Plans to step up international expansion
- Marketing and the offer
- Concept stores
- Long standing home shopping arm
- Financial data
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- Figure 438: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
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- Figure 439: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: % change in local currency sales by country, 2001/02-2002/03
- Figure 440: Hennes & Mauritz: Relative sales importance by country, 1999/2000 and 2002/03
- Interim results 2004/05
- Outlets
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- Figure 441: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Outlet data, 1998/99-2002/03
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- Figure 442: Hennes & Mauritz: Sales versus outlet growth by country, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Concept stores
- Future expansion
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- Figure 443: H&M Hennes & Maurtiz: New store openings, December 2003-May 2004
- Products
- Sourcing and lead times
- Buying functions split
- Customer loyalty card
- Home shopping
- SWOT
- Grupo Inditex
- Background
- New formats
- International presence
- Innovative vertically-integrated model
- Financial data
- Full-year results
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- Figure 444: Grupo Inditex: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Latest data
- Performance by fascia
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- Figure 445: Grupo Inditex: Sales performance by fascia, 2000/01-2003/04
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- Figure 446: Grupo Inditex: Operating profit performance by fascia, 2002/03-2003/04
- Geographic breakdown
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- Figure 447: Grupo Inditex: Consolidated net sales by geographic region, 2001/02-2003/04
- Figure 448: Grupo Inditex: Domestic and international sales mix, 1998/99-2002/03
- Sales by selected European markets
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- Figure 449: Grupo Inditex: Sales in selected European markets (e), 2003/04
- Market share – Spain
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- Figure 450: Inditex Spain: Domestic sales as % of clothing specialists sector, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Outlets
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- Figure 451: Grupo Inditex: Outlet and country numbers, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Figure 452: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data, 1999/2000-2003/04
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- Figure 453: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data by fascia, 2001/02-2003/04
- Figure 454: Grupo inditex: Space by fascia, 2003/04
- Franchised presence
- European store data
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- Figure 455: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data by European market, January 2004
- Expansion strategy
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- Figure 456: Grupo Inditex: Forecast number of store openings, 2004/05
- Products
- Zara
- Pull&Bear
- Massimo Dutti
- Bershka
- Stradivarius
- Oysho
- Kiddy’s Class
- Zara Home
- Pricing
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Marks & Spencer
- Background
- Key milestones
- Design talents brought on board
- Key points of Stuart Rose’s recovery strategy
- Financial data
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- Figure 457: Marks & Spencer: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- UK trading performance
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- Figure 458: Marks & Spencer: UK retail sales by category, 2003 and 2004
- UK clothing market share
- International trading performance
- Outlets
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- Figure 459: Marks & Spencer: Space increase (decrease), year to 3 April, 2004 compared to previous year
- Figure 460: Marks & Spencer: Outlet data, 2000-04
- UK sales densities
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- Figure 461: Marks & Spencer: Sales area and sales densities, 1999/2000-2003/04
- International stores
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- Figure 462: Marks & Spencer: Numbers and space of franchised stores, 2002/03 and 2003/04
- Figure 463: Marks & Spencer: European franchised outlet data, July 2004
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- Figure 464: Marks & Spencer: Non-European franchised outlet data, July 2004
- Products
- Per Una
- Autograph
- Menswear
- Childrenswear
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Mango
- Background
- History
- Philosophy
- Systems
- Franchising
- The future
- Financial data
- Five year performance
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- Figure 465: Mango: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Latest full-year results
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- Figure 466: Mango: Domestic and international retail sales mix, 1999-2003
- Retail sales by selected European market
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- Figure 467: Mango: Retail sales in selected European markets (a), 2003
- Market share – Spain
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- Figure 468: Mango: Domestic sales as % of Spanish clothing specialists sector, 1999-2003
- Forecast
- Outlets
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- Figure 469: Mango: Outlet data, 1999-2003
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- Figure 470: mango: Outlet data by European market, July 2004
- Non-European activities
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- Figure 471: Mango: Non-European stores network, July 2004
- Products
- Media presence
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Matalan
- Background
- Growing through acquisitions
- Key marketing initiatives
- Troubled by management instability
- Linked with ASDA and others
- Financial data
- Disappointing 2003/04
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- Figure 472: Matalan: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Signs of improvement?
- Market share
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- Figure 473: Matalan: Share of UK clothing specialists’ sales, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Outlets
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- Figure 474: Matalan: Outlet data, 2000-04
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- New Look
- Background
- History
- Outright control of NewMim achieved
- Pilot of menswear
- Return to private ownership
- Financial data
- Margins and like-for-likes down in France
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- Figure 475: New Look: Financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
- 2003/04 H1 like-for-likes down
- Slow November leads to mid-season sale
- Share of sales through UK clothing retailers
-
- Figure 476: New Look: Domestic sales as % of UK clothing retailers’ sales, year to end March 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 477: New Look: Outlet data, 2000-04 (e)
- Mim
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Next
- Background
- History
- One brand, three ways to shop
- Financial data
-
- Figure 478: Next: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
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- Figure 479: Next: Share of UK clothing retailers’ sales, 1999/2000-2003/04
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- Figure 480: Next: Outlet data, 2001-04
- Figure 481: Next: Store portfolio by size, 2002-04
- International operations
- Products
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Peek & Cloppenburg
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 482: Peek & Cloppenburg: Sales performance, 1999-2003
-
- Figure 483: Peek & Cloppenburg: German sales as % of clothing specialists sector, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 484: P&C West: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Peek & Cloppenburg
- Anson’s
- Foreign outlets
- Products
- Peek & Cloppenburg
- Anson’s
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Vivarte
- Background
- History
- Clothing added to portfolio
- Internationalisation and reorganisation
- Poor results lead to management changes
- PAI Partners move in
- Financial data
-
- Figure 485: Vivarte: Sales performance, 1998/99-2002/03
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- Figure 486: Vivarte: Operating profit and margin, 1998/99-2002/03
- Interim results 2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 487: Vivarte: Outlet data, 1998/99-2002/03
- Caroll
-
- Figure 488: Caroll: Store network, 2001/02 and 2002/03
- Kookaï
-
- Figure 489: Kookaï: Store network, 2001/02 and 2002/03
- Figure 490: Kookaï: European outlet network, June 2003
- La Halle!
- Parti Prix
- Creeks/Liberto
- Products
- Caroll
- Kookaï
- La Halle!
- Parti Prix
- Creeks/Liberto
- E-commerce
- SWOT
- Charles Vögele
- Background
- History
- Organic and acquisitive growth
- Consolidation and management change
- Financial data
-
- Figure 491: Charles Vögele Group: Financial performance, 1999-2003
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- Figure 492: Charles Vögele: Sales by country, 1999-2003
- 2003 results
- Financial outlook
- Outlets
-
- Figure 493: Charles Vögele Group: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Products
-
- Figure 494: Charles Vögele: Sales by broad product category, 2003
- Marketing
- SWOT
Mini Company Profiles
-
- Adams
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 495: Adams: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2001/02
-
- Figure 496: Adams: Sales by geographic region, 1999/2000-2001/02
- Outlets
- Adler
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 497: Adler: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 498: Adler: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Adolfo Dominguez
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 499: Adolfo Dominguez: Retail sales, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 500: Adolfo Dominguez: Outlets, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Alexon Group
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 501: Alexon Group: Financial performance, 2000/01-2003/04
-
- Figure 502: Alexon Group: Sales by segment, 2002/03 and 2003/04
- Figure 503: Alexon: Sales by geographic region, 2002/03 and 2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 504: Alexon Group: Outlet numbers, 2001-04
- Figure 505: Alexon Group: Outlets, January 2003 and January 2004
- Products
- Aranypók
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Products
- Bestseller
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 506: Bestseller: Financial performance, 2001/02 and 2002/03
-
- Figure 507: Bestseller: Sales by country, 2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 508: Bestseller: Store numbers by country and fascia, 2004
- Products
- Brunschwig & Cie
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 509: Brunschwig & Cie: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 510: Brunschwig & Cie: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Chicco Artsana
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 511: Chicco Artsana: Number of outlets by country (a), 2003
- Cisalfa
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Cortefiel
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 512: Cortefiel: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
-
- Figure 513: Cortefiel: Sales in company-owned stores by fascia, 2001/02-2003/04
-
- Figure 514: Cortefiel: Sales in company-owned stores by country, 2001/02-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 515: Cortefiel: No of outlets and split by fascia, 1999/2000-2003/04
-
- Figure 516: Cortefiel: No of outlets and split by country, 2003/04
- Desam
- Diramode (Pimkie)
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 517: Pimkie: Group sales, 2000-03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 518: Pimkie: Outlet data, June 2003
- Dress Partner
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 519: Dress Partner: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 520: Dress Partner: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Dunnes Stores
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 521: Dunnes Stores: Estimated financial performance, 1998/1999-2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 522: Dunnes stores: Outlet data, estimated, 1998/99-2002/03
- E5 Mode
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Products
- Euretco
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Glou
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 523: Glou: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 524: Glou: Outlets, 2003-04
- Groupe Zannier
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Gruppo Coin
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 525: Oviesse Italy: Sales performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 526: Gruppo Coin: Estimated clothing outlet data, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Heatons
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 527: Heatons: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- IC Companys
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 528: IC Companys: Financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
-
- Figure 529: IC Companys: Sales by country, 2002/03
- Nine months results 2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 530: IC Companys: Concept store numbers by country, June 2003
- Products
- Induyco
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 531: Induyco: Estimated retail sales in Spain and Portugal, 2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 532: Induyco: Outlet data, 2003
- Intres
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 533: Intres: Group and fashion division financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
- JBC Mode
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 534: JBC Mode: Outlet data, 1999-2004
- Products
- JC Jeans
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 535: JC: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 536: JC: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Products
- Kappahl
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 537: KappAhl: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 538: KappAhl: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Products
- Kenvelo
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 539: Kenvelo: Number of outlets, 2004
- Products
- Lanidor
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 540: Lanidor: Sales performance, 2000-03
-
- Figure 541: Lanidor: Breakdown of sales at consumer prices, 2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 542: Lanidor: Outlet data, 2000-03
- Figure 543: Lanidor: Breakdown of store numbers, April 2004
- Lindex
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 544: Lindex: Financial performance, 1998/99-2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 545: Lindex: Outlet data, 1998/99-2002/03
- Products
- Littlewoods Stores
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 546: Littlewoods High Street: Sales performance, 1999/2000-2002/03 (e)
- Outlets
-
- Figure 547: Littlewoods Stores: Outlet data, 2000-03
- Products
- LPP
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 548: LPP: Financial performance, 1999-2003
-
- Figure 549: LPP: Sales by distribution channel, Q1 2003
- Outlets
- Products
- Macmoda
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Monsoon
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 550: Monsoon plc: Financial performance, 2000/01-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 551: Monsoon: Outlet numbers, 2001-04 (a)
-
- Figure 552: Monsoon/Accessorize: International outlet numbers, July 2004
- Products
- Mothercare
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 553: Mothercare: Financial performance, 2000/01-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 554: Mothercare Plc: Outlet numbers, 2001-04
-
- Figure 555: Mothercare: Number of European stores by country, March 2003 and March 2004
- Products
- Mr
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 556: Mr: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
- New Yorker
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 557: New Yorker: Estimated sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 558: New Yorker: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Figure 559: New Yorker: Outlets by country, 2003
- Orsay
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 560: Orsay: Estimated sales performance, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 561: Orsay stores: Outlet data, estimated, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Palmers
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 562: Palmers: Sales performance, 2001/02-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 563: Palmers: European outlet data by country, 2004
- Peacock Group
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 564: The Peacock Group Plc: Financial performance, 2000/01-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 565: Peacock Group: Outlet numbers, 2001-04
- Products
- PKZ Group
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 566: PKZ Group: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 567: PKZ Group: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Figure 568: PKZ Group: Outlets by fascia, 2003
- Primark/Penneys
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 569: Primark Stores Ltd: UK financial performance, 1999/2000-2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 570: Primark Stores Ltd: Outlet numbers, 2000-03
- Products
- Richard Schöps
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 571: Richard Schöps: Outlet data, 2002-03
- Products
- River Island
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 572: River Island: Financial performance, 2000-02
- Outlets
-
- Figure 573: River Island: Outlet numbers, 2000-02
- Products
- Royal Vendex KBB
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 574: Royal Vendex Fashion Stores division: Financial performance, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 575: Royal Vendex KBB: Fashion outlet data, 2000-04
- Schild
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 576: Schild: Sales performance, 2002-03
- Outlets
- Seppälä
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 577: Seppälä: Financial performance, 2001-03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 578: Seppälä: Outlet data, 2001-03
- Products
- SinnLeffers
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 579: SinnLeffers: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 580: SinnLeffers: Outlet data, 1998-2003
- Products
- Sprider
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 581: Sprider: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 582: Sprider: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Superconfex
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
-
- Figure 583: Superconfex: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- Products
- Takko
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 584: Takko: Sales performance, 1998/99-2002/03
- Outlets
-
- Figure 585: Takko: Number of outlets, 1999-2003
-
- Figure 586: Takko: Outlets by country, 2003
- Texmoda Fashion Group
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 587: Texmoda: Estimated financial performance, 1998-2003
- Outlets
- TK Maxx
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 588: TK Maxx: Financial performance, 2000/01-2003/04
- Outlets
-
- Figure 589: TK Maxx: Outlet data, 2001-04
- Products
- Tøjeksperten
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 590: Tøjeksperten: Sales performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 591: Tøjeksperten: Outlet data, 1999-2003
- UOCR
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Varner Gruppen
- Background
- Financial data
-
- Figure 592: Varner Gruppen: Financial performance, 1999-2003
- Outlets
-
- Figure 593: Varner Gruppen: Outlet data by country, 2001-03
- Vistula
- Background
- Financial data
- Outlets
- Products
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