Featured reports from just-style’s research store this week include an overview of the 2013 UK Customer Satisfaction Index for footwear, a look at specialist apparel retailers in Ukraine, and a report on trade and trade policy in five emerging markets.

  • UK Customer Satisfaction Index 2013 footwear| Verdict consumer report
    UK Customer Satisfaction Index 2013 for footwear is based around individual retailers and provides a highly detailed, data-rich overview of a retailer’s customers, drawing on a nationwide survey of 6,000 shoppers each year. Discover what is driving satisfaction for different retailers in footwear, which retailers have improved the most and how drivers of satisfaction are changing in terms of importance in the consumers’ eyes.
  • Apparel specialist retailers in Ukraine
    Fashion is becoming an increasingly significant issue, particularly amongst young consumers in Ukraine. This trend is being fuelled by the growing importance of appearance, as well as a growing number of various specialist apparel retailers offering products in all price segments. The mass media and the internet play an important role in promoting fashion. Consumers readily reach for specialist magazines, read fashion blogs and try to upgrade their style. This report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry.
  • Global apparel manufacturing
    Volatile cotton prices and recession-induced drops in consumer spending caused the industry to decline slightly in the past five years. However, increasing population and disposable income growth will bolster industry revenue in the five years to come. Companies will also continue moving production to low wage-cost countries to offer more competitive prices. This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors.
  • Global footwear
    This global footwear industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2008-12, and forecast to 2017). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
  • The Clothesource guide to apparel trade regulations 2014 (1st edition)
    This survey summarises in a user-friendly way the concessions to apparel manufacturers offered by the major developed world trading countries (the EU, US, Japan, Canada and Australia) as of 31 March 2013. It looks at their effect and commercial significance, and outlines the decisions major Western countries will take to modify these concessions up to the end of 2016.
  • Levi Strauss & Co in apparel (world)
    This company profile offers detailed strategic analysis of the business, examining its performance in the apparel industry. The report examines company shares by region and sector, product developments, market and distribution strategies, challenges from the competition and future prospects. Use it to understand opportunities and threats, and the factors driving success.