Featured reports from just-style’s research store this week include research on apparel in Greece and Latin America, a look at world textile and apparel trade and production trends, and an update on the global lingerie market.
- Apparel in Greece
With Greece falling deeper into recession, 2012 has been a year of negative growth for the apparel market. Greeks have been left with less money to spend, resulting in clothing and footwear purchases becoming less frequent and more conservative. A migration to cheaper brands is also evidenced, resulting in a steeper decline in value terms. This report takes a look at the market.
- World textile and apparel trade and production trends: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, 2013 edition
This latest report contains 29 pages of statistical data, information and insight into the textile and apparel industries in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The report includes information on: clothing retail sales; employment; exports by destination; imports by source; investments; and production.
- Tailoring apparel to a new Latin America
According to this report, over the next five years apparel strategy in Latin America will be more important than anywhere else in the world. With Brazil hosting the World Cup and Olympics back-to-back, leading sportswear brands will need to be at the top of their game. At the same time, a new and aspirational middle class has fuelled big opportunities for fast fashion brands positioned at premium prices.
- Global apparel business update, November 2013
This report provides information, analysis and valuable insight on developments relating to the global apparel industry in the following categories: acquisitions, divestments and mergers; corporate social responsibility (CSR); financial results; investments; joint ventures, cooperation, licensing and distribution; markets; new stores; and online retailing.
- Lingerie: Global markets and trends, 2007-2019
This is the 6th edition of just-style’s lingerie report and it is bigger and better than ever. As the world’s economic recession has continued, driven by Eurozone debts and unemployment, the state of the lingerie market has remained depressed. The world lingerie market value in 2013 is lower than it was in 2007. This report believes it will not recover to that value until 2017 – ten years of zero growth.
- Apparel specialist retailers in Germany
This report shows the trend towards chained retailers continued to be the main story in apparel specialist retailers in Germany last year. According to trade associations, larger players with more and bigger stores continued to have considerable competitive advantages over smaller players, which had fewer opportunities regarding marketing and sales activities, and furthermore were often found in less favourable locations.
- RFID forecasts, players and opportunities 2014-2024
This report provides the key data and analysis of extensive research, including interviews with RFID adopters and solution providers in the various applicational RFID markets, giving an unprecedented level of insight into the total RFID industry and what is really happening. According to analysts in the report, the total RFID market is expected to be worth US$7.88bn in 2013, up from $6.98bn in 2012, and growing to $9.2bn in 2014.
- World textile and apparel trade and production trends: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey, 2013 edition
This report contains statistical data, information and insight into the textile and apparel industries in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The report includes detailed information on domestic production and exports of textiles and clothing by type and destination.
