Table of Contents
Market in Brief
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, 2010
- Other abbreviations
Broader Market Environment
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- Population
- Economy
Competitive Context
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- Key points
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- Figure 3: France: Consumer spending on clothing and selected other goods, 2005-09
- Consumer attitudes
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- Figure 4: France: Attitudes to buying clothes, 2009
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- Figure 5: French shopping attitudes: Socio economic profile of respondents, 2009
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- Figure 6: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, France, 2005-09
- Channels of distribution
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- Figure 7: France: Estimated channels of distribution, 2009
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Economic outlook
- Retail sales
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- Figure 8: France: Clothing specialists’ retail sales, 2005-10
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- Figure 9: France: Clothing specialists’ retail sales, 2010-15
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 10: France: Clothing specialists, enterprise data, 2003-07
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Slow consolidation
- Value comes to the fore
- Fast fashion
- Building scale
- Online arrivals
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- Figure 11: France: Leading clothing retailers, 2009/10
- Market shares
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- Figure 12: France: Clothing specialists’ market shares, 2009
- Internet usage
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- Figure 13: France: Clothing website visitors, June 2010
Benetton Group
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- Figure 14: Benetton Group: Sales as share of clothing, footwear & textiles in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Growth opportunities mostly outside Europe
- Competition increasing
- Vertical integration still a strength
- Lack of internet strategy worrying
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 15: Benetton Group: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Market performance
- Brand performance
- First half of 2010
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 16: Benetton Group: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
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- Figure 17: Benetton Group: Sales, by brand, 2009
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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C&A Europe
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- Figure 18: C&A Germany: Sales as share of clothing retailers’ sales in Germany, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 19: C&A Europe: Group sales performance, 2005/06-2009/10
- Figure 20: C&A Europe: estimated sales, by country, 2008/09-2009/10
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- Figure 21: C&A europe: Share of group sales, by country, 2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 22: C&A Europe: Outlet data, 2005/06-2009/10
- Figure 23: C&A: Fascias operated by C&A in Europe, April 2010
- Retail offering
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- Figure 24: C&A Europe: Own brands, 2010
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Cortefiel
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- Figure 25: Cortefiel: Sales as share of clothing, footwear & textiles in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Flexible in moving into new markets, but a late mover
- Online will add sales and help expansion
- Rapid foreign growth needed to overcome slide in home market
- Prospects at home still not good
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 26: Grupo Cortefiel: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Sales by fascia
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- Figure 27: Grupo Cortefiel: Sales by brand, percentage share, 2009/10
- Store portfolio
- Group
- Europe
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- Figure 28: Grupo Cortefiel: Outlet data, 2006-10
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- Figure 29: Grupo Cortefiel: Outlet data, 2008-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Gap (Europe)
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- Figure 30: Gap (Europe): Sales as share of clothing, footwear & textiles in Europe, 2004-09
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 31: Gap (Europe): Group financial performance, 2006-10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 32: Gap (Europe): Outlet data, 2005-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Grupo Inditex
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- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 33: Grupo Inditex: Group financial performance, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 34: Grupo Inditex: Sales growth, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 35: Grupo Inditex: Estimated sales in key European markets, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 36: Europe: Grupo Inditex: Sales by retail brand, 2005/06-2009/10
- H1 2010/11
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- Figure 37: Grupo Inditex: Sales H12009/10 and 2010/11
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 38: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data, 2006-10
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- Figure 39: Grupo Inditex: Outlet numbers, by fascia, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 40: Grupo Inditex: Other outlet data, by fascia, 2009/10
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- Figure 41: Grupo Inditex: European Stores by country and by fascia, 2009/10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
H&M Hennes & Mauritz
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- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 42: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- First half 2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 43: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
Mango Group
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- Figure 44: Mango Spain: Sales as share of all clothing specialists’ sales in Spain, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Global presence – too big?
- Distinct from its competitors and staying true to the core brand message
- Developing a multi-brand strategy?
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 45: Mango Group: Group sales performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 46: Mango: Estimated performance, by major markets, 2009
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 47: Mango Group: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 48: Mango Group: Breakdown of stores in Europe, 2006-10
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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New Look Retail Group Ltd
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- Figure 49: New Look Group Plc: Sales as share of clothing, footwear & textiles in UK, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Can New Look really double in size?
- Strength of value fashion proposition is key
- Widening range offers growth
- Ambitious multi-channel expansion plans
- International expansion opportunities
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 50: New Look Group Plc: Group financial performance, 2006-10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 51: New Look Group Plc: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
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Vivarte
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- Figure 52: Vivarte: Estimated sales as share of clothing specialists’ sales in Europe, 2005-09
- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 53: Vivarte: Estimated group financial performance, 2005-09
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 54: Vivarte: European outlet data, 2009
- Retail offering
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Population
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- Figure 55: Europe: Population, by age group, 2005
- Figure 56: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 57: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015
- Figure 58: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 59: Europe: GDP (in current prices), 2000-10Q2
- Figure 60: Europe: GDP Growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-10Q2
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 61: Europe: Consumer spending (in current prices), 2001-10Q2
- Figure 62: Europe: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices), 2001-10Q2
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 63: Europe: Consumer prices, 2000-Q3 2010
- Unemployment
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- Figure 64: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2000-Q2 2010
- Interest rates
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- Figure 65: Europe: Interest rates, 2004-Q1 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 66: Europe: Consumer confidence, Aug 2009-Sept 2010
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