Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Key themes
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Future Opportunities
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- Look beyond the shoes
- Using technology
- Different displays
- Accessories
Market in Brief
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- Difficult times and some positive signs
- Moving off the bottom
- Market leaders losing customers
- Shopping habits
- Shopping attitudes and target groups
- The shape of the sector going forward
- Specialists vs non-specialists
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Demographics
- The Election
- The deficit
- Interest rates
- Implications for consumers
- Implications for footwear retailers
Strengths and Weaknesses
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- Strengths
- Weaknesses
Who’s Innovating?
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Spending on footwear and spending on clothing
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- Figure 1: Consumer spending on clothing and footwear at current prices, 2005-09
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- Figure 2: Consumer spending on clothing and footwear at constant 2005 prices, 2005-09
- Impact of recession
- Inflation
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- Figure 3: Clothing and footwear inflation, 1997-2009
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Retail forecasts
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- Figure 4: UK: Footwear specialists’ sales, 2005-15
- Outlook
- Fashion retailers
- Other specialists
- Specialists share of all non-food retailing
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- Figure 5: Footwear specialists’ sales as % all non-food retailers’ sales, 2005-15
- Outlet and enterprise data
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- Figure 6: UK: Footwear Retailers, number of outlets and enterprises, 2003-08
Channels of Distribution
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- Figure 7: Footwear: Estimated channels of distribution, 2009
- Specialists
- Department stores
- Supermarkets
- Home shopping
- Clothing and sports shops
- Other
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Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key points
- Leading retailers
- Mergers, acquisitions and administrations
- Non-specialists
- Share of spending on footwear
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- Figure 8: Retailers of footwear: Share of all footwear spending, 2009
- Leading players
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- Figure 9: UK: Leading footwear retailers, 2008/09
- Market shares
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- Figure 10: UK: Leading retailers’ share of specialists’ sales, market share, 2008/09
Retail Advertising and Promotion
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- Advertising expenditure by retailer
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- Figure 11: Advertising spend, by footwear retailers and brands, 2005-09
- Advertising expenditure by media
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- Figure 12: Footwear: Advertising, by media used, 2009
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- Figure 13: Footwear: Advertising, by media used, 2009
Brand Elements
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- Key points
- Brand map
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- Figure 14: Attitudes towards and usage of footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand qualities of footwear retail stores
- Clarks for function, Faith for fashion
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- Figure 15: Personalities of various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Experience of footwear retail stores
- High street dominates, but Clarks capturing most sales?
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- Figure 16: Consumer visitation of various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand consideration for footwear retail stores
- Clarks most considered, other specialists have lower knowledge
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- Figure 17: Consideration of various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand satisfaction for footwear retail stores
- High street favourites have highest satisfaction
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- Figure 18: Satisfaction with various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand commitment to footwear retail stores
- Clarks first choice, but repertoire shopping the norm
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- Figure 19: Commitment to various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand intentions for footwear retail stores
- Marks & Spencer has best retention
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- Figure 20: Future usage intentions for various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- Brand recommendation for footwear retail stores
- Top high street stores most recommended
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- Figure 21: Recommendation of various footwear retail stores, May 2010
- JD Sports
- What the consumer thinks
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- Figure 22: Attitudes towards the JD Sports store, May 2010
- Shoe Zone
- What the consumer thinks
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- Figure 23: Attitudes towards the Shoe Zone store, May 2010
- Faith
- What the consumer thinks
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- Figure 24: Attitudes towards the Faith store, May 2010
- Barratts
- What the consumer thinks
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- Figure 25: Attitudes towards the Barratts store, May 2010
- Clarks
- What the consumer thinks
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- Figure 26: Attitudes towards the Clarks store, May 2010
Who Shops Where?
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- Key points
- Where people buy footwear
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- Figure 27: UK: Footwear, who shops where?, May 2010
- Trend data
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- Figure 28: UK: Footwear, shopper numbers, 2004-10
- Customer profiles
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- Figure 29: UK: Customer profile of footwear shops, May 2010
- Cross shopping
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- Figure 30: UK: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
Footwear Shopping Habits
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- Key points
- Shopping habits
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- Figure 31: UK: Footwear, shopping habits in the last year, May 2010
- Habits by age and affluence
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- Figure 32: UK: Footwear, shopping habits, by age and affluence, May 2010
- Shopping habits of shoppers at particular chains
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- Figure 33: UK: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
Footwear Shopping Attitudes
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- Key points
- Shoe shopping attitudes
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- Figure 34: UK: Attitudes to shoe shopping, May 2010
- Trends in shopping attitudes
- Who looks for what?
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- Figure 35: UK: Attitudes to shoe shopping, by age and affluence, March 2010
- Attitudes of shoppers by outlets used
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- Figure 36: UK: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 37: UK: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
Target Groups
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- Figure 38: UK: Statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, by target groups, May 2010
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- Figure 39: UK: Demographic profile of key target groups, May 2010
- Where target groups shop
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- Figure 40: UK: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by target groups, May 2010
- Target group shopping habits
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- Figure 41: UK: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by target groups, May 2010
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A Jones & Sons Plc
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- Figure 42: A Jones & Sons Plc: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 43: A Jones & Sons Plc: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 44: A Jones & Sons Plc: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
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Barratts Priceless
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- Figure 45: Stylo Plc: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 46: Stylo Plc: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 47: Stylo Plc: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
- Space allocation
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Brantano (Macintosh Retail Group)
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- Figure 48: Brantano: UK sales as share of UK footwear specialists’ sales, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- A turnaround plan?
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 49: Brantano: Financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 50: Brantano: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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C&J Clark
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- Figure 51: C&J Clark: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 52: C&J Clark Group: Group financial performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 53: C&J Clark Group: Outlet data, 2005/06-2009/10
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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The Dune Group
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- Figure 54: Dune Group: Pro-forma sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004/05-2008/09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 55: Dune Group: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 56: Dune Group: Outlet data, 2005-10
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
- Space allocation
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Footlocker Ltd
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- Figure 57: Footlocker Ltd: Sales as share of sports in UK, 2004-08
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 58: Footlocker Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 59: Footlocker Ltd: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
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Kurt Geiger Ltd
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- Figure 60: Kurt Geiger Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 61: Kurt Geiger Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 62: Kurt Geiger Ltd: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands, product offer and pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Office Holdings Ltd
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- Figure 63: Office Holdings Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 64: Office Holdings Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 65: Office Holdings Ltd: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands, product offer and pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Russell & Bromley Ltd
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- Figure 66: Russell & Bromley Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 67: Russell & Bromley Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 68: Russell & Bromley Ltd: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands, product offer and pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Schuh Ltd
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- Figure 69: Schuh Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 70: Schuh Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 71: Schuh Ltd: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands, product offer and pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Shoe Zone Group Ltd
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- Figure 72: Shoe Zone Group Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2005-09/10
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 73: Shoe Zone Group Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004-10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 74: Shoe Zone Group Ltd: Outlet data, 2005-09/10
- Retail offering
- Market positioning
- Brands
- Product offer
- Pricing
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Twinmar Ltd
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- Figure 75: Twinmar Ltd: Sales as share of footwear, leather goods in UK, 2004-08
- Strategic evaluation
- Background
- Financial performance
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- Figure 76: Twinmar Ltd: Group financial performance, 2004-08
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 77: Twinmar Ltd: Outlet data, 2004-08
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Background tables
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- Figure 78: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, 2005, 2010 and 2015
- Figure 79: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, 2005, 2010 and 2015
- Figure 80: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, 2005, 2010 and 2015
- Figure 81: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2005, 2010 and 2015
- Figure 82: Forecast adult population trends, by lifestage, 2005, 2010 and 2015
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- Figure 83: GDP, PDI, consumer expenditure and savings, at current prices, 2005-15
- Figure 84: GDP, PDI, consumer expenditure and savings, at constant 2010 prices, 2005-15
Appendix – Who Shops Where?
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- Figure 85: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010
- Figure 86: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010 (continued)
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- Figure 87: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010 (continued)
- Figure 88: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010 (continued)
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- Figure 89: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010 (continued)
- Figure 90: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 91: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010 (continued)
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Appendix – Footwear Shopping Habits
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- Figure 92: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010
- Figure 93: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010 (continued)
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- Figure 94: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 95: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
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- Figure 96: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 97: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by shopping habits in the last 12 months, May 2010
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- Figure 98: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by shopping habits in the last 12 months, May 2010 (continued)
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Appendix – Footwear Shopping Attitudes
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- Figure 99: Statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010
- Figure 100: Statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, by demographics, May 2010
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- Figure 101: Statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 102: Statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
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- Figure 103: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 104: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
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- Figure 105: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
- Figure 106: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by statements on shopping for shoes in the last 12 months, May 2010
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Appendix – Target Groups
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- Figure 107: Target groups, by demographics, May 2010
- Figure 108: Places from where footwear bought for self in the last 12 months, by target groups, May 2010
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- Figure 109: Shopping habits in the last 12 months, by target groups, May 2010
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