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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- Key findings
- Demographic change
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- Figure 3: Italy: Population projections, by age group, 2010-30
- Implications for clothing retailers
- Economic progress
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- Figure 4: Italy: Economic projections, 2010-15
- Implications for clothing retailers
Competitive Context
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- Key findings
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- Figure 5: Italy: Consumer expenditure on clothing and selected related categories, 2005-09
- Figure 6: Italy: The UK, France, Germany: Consumer expenditure on clothing as a percentage of total consumer expenditure, 2005-09
- Clothing sales relatively robust
- Low inflation
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- Figure 7: Italy: Consumer price index for selected categories, 2005-09
- Channels of distribution
Sector Size and Forecast
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- Key findings
- Italy’s gradual economic recovery
- Slow recovery for clothing retail
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- Figure 8: Italy: Retail sales, 2005-15
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- Figure 9: Italy: Growth in clothing specialists’ sales compared to total spending on clothing, 2005-09
- Clothing specialists’ prospects
- Enterprise data
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- Figure 10: Italy: Clothing retailers, enterprise numbers, 2003-07
Retail Competitor Analysis
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- Key findings
- Domestic leadership
- International operators challenging
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- Figure 11: Italy: Leading players in the clothing sector, 2009/10
- Market shares
Benetton Group
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- Figure 12: 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 13: Benetton Group: Group financial performance, 2005-09
- Market performance
- Brand performance
- First half of 2010
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 14: Benetton Group: Outlet data, 2005-09
- Retail offering
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- Figure 15: Benetton Group: Sales, by brand, 2009
- Advertising and marketing
- e-commerce and home shopping
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Grupo Inditex
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- Strategic evaluation
- Recent history
- Financial performance
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- Figure 16: Grupo Inditex: Group financial performance, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 17: Grupo Inditex: Sales growth, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 18: Grupo Inditex: Estimated sales in key European markets, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 19: Europe: Grupo Inditex: Sales by retail brand, 2005/06-2009/10
- H1 2010/11
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- Figure 20: Grupo Inditex: Sales H12009/10 and 2010/11
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 21: Grupo Inditex: Outlet data, 2006-10
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- Figure 22: Grupo Inditex: Outlet numbers, by fascia, 2005/06-2009/10
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- Figure 23: Grupo Inditex: Other outlet data, by fascia, 2009/10
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- Figure 24: 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 25: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Group financial performance, 2004/05-2008/09
- First half 2009/10
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 26: H&M Hennes & Mauritz: Outlet data, 2004/05-2008/09
- Retail offering
- e-commerce
Mango Group
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- Figure 27: 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 28: Mango Group: Group sales performance, 2005-09
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- Figure 29: Mango: Estimated performance, by major markets, 2009
- Store portfolio
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- Figure 30: Mango Group: Outlet data, 2005-09
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- Figure 31: Mango Group: Breakdown of stores in Europe, 2006-10
- 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 32: Europe: Population, by age group, 2005
- Figure 33: Europe: Population, by age group, 2010
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- Figure 34: Europe: Population, by age group, 2015
- Figure 35: Europe: Population, by age group, 2020
- GDP
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- Figure 36: Europe: GDP (in current prices), 2000-10Q2
- Figure 37: Europe: GDP Growth rates (in constant prices), 2000-10Q2
- Consumer spending
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- Figure 38: Europe: Consumer spending (in current prices), 2001-10Q2
- Figure 39: Europe: Consumer spending growth rates (in constant prices), 2001-10Q2
- Consumer prices
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- Figure 40: Europe: Consumer prices, 2000-Q3 2010
- Unemployment
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- Figure 41: Europe: Average rate of unemployment, 2000-Q2 2010
- Interest rates
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- Figure 42: Europe: Interest rates, 2004-Q1 2010
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 43: Europe: Consumer confidence, Aug 2009-Sept 2010
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