Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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- The future
- Market size and performance
- The competitive landscape
Report Scope
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- Technical notes
- Definitions
- Financial definitions
- Currencies
- Country codes
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- Figure 1: Country codes
- VAT
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- Figure 2: Europe: Standard VAT rates, 2008
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Gradual population growth
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- Figure 3: France: Population trends, 2005-09
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- Figure 4: France: Population projections, by age group, 2005-45
- Economy
- Economic growth hit by current climate
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- Figure 5: France: Gross domestic product, 1998-2008
- Prolonged period of consumer malaise
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- Figure 6: France: Household consumer expenditure, 1998-2008
- Consumer confidence bouncing back?
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- Figure 7: France: Consumer confidence, January 1999-September 2009
- Inflation easing
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- Figure 8: France: Consumer prices, 2004-08
The Market in Context
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- Key findings
- Slow clothing growth
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- Figure 9: France: Consumer spending on selected categories of goods, 2004-08
- Little inflation in the sector
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- Figure 10: France: Consumer price indices for major product categories, 1998-August 2009
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- Figure 11: France: Consumer price indices for clothing by product type, 1998-August 2009
- Channels of distribution
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key findings
- Economic outlook
- Retail prospects
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- Figure 12: France: Retail sales, 2004-14
- Recent trends in clothing sector
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- Figure 13: France: Rate of growth of clothing specialists against all clothing spend, 2004-08
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 14: France: Clothing retailers, enterprise numbers, 2002-06
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key findings
- Vivarte leads the way
- Inditex going from strength to strength
- Domestic players continue to perform well
- Mixed results for other foreign players
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- Figure 15: France: Leading players in the clothing sector, 2008/09
- Market shares
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- Figure 16: France: Leading clothing specialists’ market shares, 2008
Benetton Group
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- Figure 17: Benetton (Europe): Sales as share of clothing specialists in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 18: Benetton (Italy): Sales as share of clothing specialists in Italy, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 19: Benetton Group: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Market performance
- Brand performance
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 20: Benetton Group: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
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- Figure 21: Benetton Group: Sales, by brand, 2008
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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C&A Europe
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- Figure 22: C&A: Sales as share of clothing retailers’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 23: C&A Germany: Sales as share of clothing retailers’ sales in Germany, 2004-08
- Figure 24: C&A Netherlands: Sales as share of clothing retailers’ sales in the Netherlands, 2005-08
- Strategic evaluation
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 25: C&A: Group sales performance, 2005/06-2008/09
- Figure 26: C&A: Sales by country, 2008/09
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- Figure 27: C&A: Share of group sales, by country, 2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 28: C&A: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Figure 29: C&A: Fascias operated by C&A in Europe, April 2009
- Avanti
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands and product offer
- C&A Money
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Diramode
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- Recent history
- Financial performance
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 30: Diramode: European outlet data, 2009
- Retail offering
- Market positioning and product offer
- Operational issues
- e-commerce and home shopping
Esprit
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- Figure 31: Esprit: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 32: Esprit: Group financial performance, 2003/04-2008/09
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- Figure 33: Esprit: Sales performance, by channel and region, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 34: Esprit: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Figure 35: Esprit: Store network, by region and type, June 2009
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands and product offer
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- Figure 36: Esprit product offer, 2009
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- Figure 37: Esprit: Product mix, 2008/09
- Pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Etam Group
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- Figure 38: Etam Group: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 39: Etam Group: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in France, 2004-08
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 40: Etam Group: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 41: Etam Group: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 42: Etam: Outlet numbers by brand, 2006-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning and brands
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- Figure 43: Etam Group: Brands, 2009
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Gap
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- Figure 44: Gap Inc: UK sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in UK, 2004-08
- History
- Financial performance
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- Figure 45: Gap Inc: Group financial performance, 2004/05-08/09
- Figure 46: Gap UK: Financial performance, 2004/05-08/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 47: Gap Inc: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
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- Figure 48: Gap Inc: Brands, 2008
- Product offer/pricing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Grupo Inditex
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- Figure 49: Grupo Inditex: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 50: Grupo Inditex: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
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- Figure 51: Grupo Inditex: Sales growth, 2004/05-2008/09
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- Figure 52: Grupo Inditex: Estimated sales in key European markets, 2004/05-2008/09
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- Figure 53: Europe: Grupo Inditex: Sales by retail brand, 2004/05-2008/09
- H1 2009/2010
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- Figure 54: Grupo Inditex: Sales H1 2008/09 and 2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 55: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 56: Grupo Inditex: Outlet numbers, by fascia, 2004/05-2008/09
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- Figure 57: Grupo Inditex: Other outlet data, by fascia, 2008/09
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- Figure 58: Grupo Inditex: Stores by country and by fascia, 2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Zara
- Brands
- Product offer
- Massimo Dutti
- Product offer/pricing
- Bershka
- Product offer
- e-commerce and home shopping
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- Figure 59: Grupo Inditex: Company websites, 2009
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz
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- Figure 60: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 61: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Sales by country
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- Figure 62: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Sales by country, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 63: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Outlet numbers, 2004-08
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- Figure 64: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Sales per outlet, 2005-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Product offer
- Brands
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- Figure 65: H&M,: Own brand portfolio, 2009
- Pricing
- Operations
- COS
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Mango Group
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- Figure 66: Mango Group: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 67: Mango Spain: Sales as share of all clothing specialists’ sales in Spain, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 68: Mango Group: Group financial performance, 2004-08
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- Figure 69: Mango: Estimated performance, by major markets, 2008
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 70: Mango Group: Outlet data, 2004-08
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- Figure 71: Mango Group: Breakdown of stores in Europe, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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New Look
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- Figure 72: New Look Group Plc: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Figure 73: New Look Group Plc: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 74: New Look Group Plc: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 75: New Look Group Plc: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Figure 76: New Look Group PLC: Outlet data, by country, 2008-09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands/product offer
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- Figure 77: New Look: Womenswear own brand collections, 2009
- Pricing
- Operational issues
- Advertising and marketing
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- Figure 78: New Look: Breakdown of advertising expenditure in the UK, 2008
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Vivarte
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- Figure 79: Vivarte: Sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 80: Vivarte: Group financial performance, 2003/04-2007/08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 81: Vivarte: European Outlet data, 2008
- Retail offering
- Market positioning/product offer
- e-commerce and home shopping
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