Outerwear market research (page 3 of 4)

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In 2011 the men’s outerwear category continued its downward path recording a double-digit decline, the same as in 2010. The current year was characterised by more tight austerity measures which had a ...

Women’s outerwear is in deep recession and it is not expected to recover before 2016. Retail volume and current value sales decreased year-on-year over 2008-2010. The recession has forced Greek manufa...

The slow recovery of Malaysia’s economy did not affect consumer purchasing power significantly. On the other hand, consumer confidence was regained in 2011 and consumers became more willing to spend o...

A slowdown of economic recovery in 2011 prompted many retailers to run more promotional sales in order to boost the purchases of women’s outerwear. Various political and stock market crises occurred i...

Men’s outerwear experienced 2% growth in retail volume sales in 2011, which was marginally higher than 2010’s growth rate. Growth is mainly due to constant change in clothing because of wear and tear....

Presence of home-grown independent brands became more apparent in 2011 as more and more young entrepreneurs ventured into the industry. These upcoming retailers usually sell women’s outerwear at weeke...

There was a growing willingness to experiment in men’s outerwear towards the end of the review period. Men are increasingly being influenced by global fashion trends, as a result of growing exposure o...

There was a growing influx of cheap illegally-imported women’s outerwear in the second half of the review period. These goods are typically sold via street markets and, due to the retailers avoiding i...

Society in the United Arab Emirates is changing at a rapid pace, with this reflected in men’s fashion. Many younger men are increasingly opting for western styles of clothing, such as jeans and suits....

Following the 2009 economic downturn, there was a marked drop in customer footfall for most brands in women’s outerwear in this year, with 2010 seeing continued low customer numbers. The United Arab E...

Men’s outerwear performed well in 2011, actually growing at a positive rate in contrast to the previous three years’ contraction. Value growth was attributed to higher average selling prices as a resu...

Women’s outerwear continued to see a 0.4% volume decline in 2011, while the current value terms contraction was only 0.3% to stand at ¥2,828.1 billion. This performance represented an improvement on t...

Men have considerably more freedom in their appearance in comparison to women in Saudi Arabia. While women must by law wear abayas in public, men are permitted to wear a wide range of clothing. During...

There was a growing focus on fashion in the last year of the review period, with women increasingly seeking to express themselves through their clothing. The influence of the internet and satellite TV...

Men’s outerwear (excluding jeans) experienced stronger growth in 2011, compared to its negative volume growth and positive 1% in value terms in 2010. A new wave of increased tailoring hit British high...

Women’s outerwear experienced strong growth in 2011, growing by 4% in value and 2% in volume terms, as women in the UK continue to shop in high streets, boutiques and internet retailers despite the re...

Overall there is a perception that Argentinean women are the most elegant and refined in the Americas, and that they are also the most devoted to aesthetics and personal care. It is thought that they ...

Although many Canadian women remain cautious with regard to spending, due to slower than expected economic recovery and high levels of consumer debt, sales of outerwear saw an improvement through 2010...

The casual-chic trend is now an industry absolute, as casual styles (business casual, general casual and street-inspired clothing) infiltrate the runways, high-end designers partner with activewear la...

The slow pace of economic recovery and shaky consumer confidence, coupled with high levels of consumer debt, continued to impact demand for discretionary purchases in 2011. Nonetheless, similarly to w...

Men’s outerwear continued a robust rebound overall, with several categories enjoying value sales growth in the mid single digits. As popular culture has emphasised a return to higher fashion and forma...

Women’s leggings remained the fastest-growing category in women’s outerwear, and increased by 14% in both volume and current value terms to 9.7 billion units and US$174 million in 2011. As outfits hav...

As sportswear was gaining in importance at home, and even made it into casual business attire, men’s outerwear grew by 1% in current value terms and by 2% in volume terms in 2011. This was because men...

Unlike in other countries, where this was a popular style over the review period, loungewear is only just now becoming an increasingly known concept and an increasingly popular type of clothing. As wo...

Ukrainian men are quite conservative when it comes to their choice of clothes and thus prefer more casual outerwear than Ukrainian women. Formal wear is popular with men who work in offices, although ...

During 2011, many Ukrainian women felt stronger impetus to upgrade their wardrobes with new outerwear as the effects of the global economic crisis began to dissipate, signalling the end of three years...

The increasing number of working women continues to drive the market both in terms of value and volume in 2011. The influence of Western culture on Indian women is also continuing to drive the women’s...

Current value sales of men’s outerwear increased by 11% in 2011 to record sales of Rs724.6 billion, compared to previous year’s sales amounting to Rs653.6 billion. Sales were largely driven by “other ...

Beijing Toread Outdoor Products Co., Ltd., founded in 1999, is a high&new tech enterprise, which specializes in R&D, design, production and retail of outdoor products. Toread’s marketing network cover...