This week’s research roundup features a look at the clothing retail market in Russia, challenges facing clothing and footwear retailers looking to move internationally, and world markets for technical textiles.
- International challenges and opportunities for clothing and footwear retailers
This report looks at a number of issues facing clothing and footwear retailers as they shift their focus to emerging markets, ranging from domestic saturation to identifying tomorrow’s luxury markets. The focus of the research is on large international clothing and footwear retailers, but consideration is also given to retailers from emerging markets.
- The clothing retail market in Russia
In an attempt to strengthen domestic producers and help them to compete with clothing imports, the Russian government has formed a Strategy for Development of Light Industry of Russia until 2020. The strategy also addresses a number of other serious issues, such as the large share of counterfeit clothing on the market. This report provides an overview of the market.
- Trade and trade policy: the EU clothing import market and its ten largest supplying countries, 3rd quarter 2011
In 2011 as a whole, demand for clothing (excluding footwear) will rise in all the 19 key EU economies as the region recovers from the global economic downturn. However, demand in these economies will continue to be weak between 2011 and 2015. Declines in demand are forecast for five countries, and only in three countries will demand growth average more than 5% per annum. This report looks behind these headlines.
- New Technologies for Making Up Technical Textiles and Clothing
This report focuses on the latest developments which are of interest to the technical textile and technical clothing industries in the fields of computer-aided design (CAD), cutting, sewing threads, sewing machinery, industrial embroidery, laser engraving, ultrasonic welding and smart textiles. It provides insight into the latest developments in the industry from a wide range of companies.
- World Markets for Technical Textiles to 2017
The report describes the technical aspects of technical textiles including the fibres used in the manufacture of technical textiles, manufacturing processes and technological change. It also discusses the current competitive issues and recent environmental and legislative developments.
- World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, September 2011 edition
This report includes detailed information on domestic production and exports of textiles and clothing by type and destination. It presents a wealth of information and is essential for anyone who is considering sourcing from, or selling to, these countries.
- New Technologies for Making Up Technical Textiles and Clothing
This report focuses on the latest developments which are of interest to the technical textile and technical clothing industries in the fields of computer-aided design (CAD), cutting, sewing threads, sewing machinery, industrial embroidery, laser engraving, ultrasonic welding and smart textiles
- Report package: Tomorrow’s clothing retail; and Tomorrow’s apparel industry – forecasts to 2017
This report package combines just-style’s reports looking at tomorrow’s apparel manufacturing industry, and its sister title reviewing tomorrow’s clothing retail market. Both think-piece reports look at whether the financial crises of 2008-2010 have created a paradigm shift in the behaviour of manufacturers, consumers, retailers and brands, in what is now a differently constructed business and political world.
