UK Clothing & Footwear - Global apparel and textile industry

200 Pages·2001·0.46 MB·English

UK Clothing & Footwear
2001 Market Review
Eighth Edition 2001
Edited by Emma Wiggin
ISBN 1-84168-189-X

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UK Clothing & Footwear
UK Clothing & Footwear
Executive Summary ..............................................................1
1. Market Overview...............................................................7
2. Key Note Consumer Research ........................................31
3. Competitor Analysis .......................................................45
4. Women’s, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing ..........................57
5. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing...............................................81
6. Sports and Leisure Wear.................................................99
7. Clothing Accessories.....................................................115
8. Footwear........................................................................123
9. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats...141
10. The Future....................................................................143
11. Further Sources ...........................................................149
Understanding TGI Data ...................................................159
Key Note Research ............................................................161
The Key Note Range of Reports .......................................163
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Contents
Executive Summary 1
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................1
PRICE DEFLATION...........................................................................................................................1
IMPORT PENETRATION.................................................................................................................1
CHANGES IN SHOPPING PATTERNS............................................................................................2
SHRINKAGE IN UK PRODUCTION CAPACITY............................................................................2
EXPORTING OPPORTUNITIES.......................................................................................................3
PREFERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL BRANDS............................................................................4
MARKET PROSPECTS.....................................................................................................................4
1. Market Overview 7
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................7
Clothing Definitions..................................................................................................................7
Footwear Definitions................................................................................................................8
Information Sources and Trade Associations...........................................................................8
Government Sources ................................................................................................................8
Commercial Sources .................................................................................................................8
British Apparel & Textiles Confederation ...............................................................................8
Other Trade Associations .........................................................................................................8
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE..................................................................................................................9
Table 1.1: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture
of Clothing and Footwear by Turnover Sizeband (number of enterprises and %),
1998 and 2000 ........................................................................................................................10
Table 1.2: Number of VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture
of Clothing and Footwear by Sector by Turnover Sizeband
(number of enterprises and %), 2000 ...................................................................................11
Table 1.3: Number of VAT-Based Local Units Engaged in the Manufacture
of Clothing by Sector by Employment Sizeband (number of local units), 2000 .................12
OUTPUT AND EMPLOYMENT....................................................................................................13
Table 1.4: Indices of Industrial Production (index 1995=100), 1995-2000 ..........................13
Table 1.5: UK Manufacturers’ Sales of Clothing by Garment Type
(£m and %), 1995-1999 ..........................................................................................................14
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Employment in Manufacturing..............................................................................................14
Table 1.6: Indices of Employment in Manufacturing (index 1995=100), 1995-2000 ..........15
Table 1.7: Number of Employees in the Clothing and Footwear Industries
(000), 1995-2000 .....................................................................................................................15
PEST ANALYSIS.............................................................................................................................16
Political Factors........................................................................................................................16
Economic Factors.....................................................................................................................17
Social Factors...........................................................................................................................17
Technological Factors..............................................................................................................17
THE TOTAL MARKET...................................................................................................................18
Table 1.8: The Total UK Clothing and Footwear Market by Value at Current and
Constant 1994 Prices (£m at rsp), 1994-2000 ........................................................................18
MARKET SEGMENTATION..........................................................................................................19
Table 1.9: The UK Clothing and Footwear Market by Sector by Value
at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 1996-2000 ...................................................................19
KEY TRENDS..................................................................................................................................20
Price Deflation.........................................................................................................................20
Table 1.10: Retail Price Indices for Clothing and Footwear
(index 1996=100), 1996-2000 .................................................................................................21
Import Penetration..................................................................................................................21
Demand for Designer Labels..................................................................................................21
Table 1.11: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Clothing and Footwear
Manufacturers and Retailers (£m), Year to December 2000 ...............................................22
Demand for Branded Clothing and Footwear.......................................................................24
Retailing Fragmentation.........................................................................................................24
Table 1.12: Leading Multiples Selling Clothing and Footwear
(number of outlets), 2001 .....................................................................................................25
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.................................................................................................................27
Table 1.13: Imports and Exports of Clothing and Footwear (£m), 1993-2000 ....................27
Table 1.14: Import and Export Ratios for UK Clothing and Footwear (%), 1993-2000 ......27
2. Key Note Consumer Research 31
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................31
BRAND PENETRATION.................................................................................................................31
Table 2.1: Penetration of Clothing and Footwear Brands (% of adults), 1999 and 2001 ..32
Demographic Analysis of Brand Penetration........................................................................33
Sports Brands ..........................................................................................................................33
Table 2.2: The Penetration of the Top Three Sports Brands by Sex, Age, Social Grade
and Region (% of adults), 2001 .............................................................................................33
Designer Brands ......................................................................................................................35
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Table 2.3: The Penetration of Designer Brands by Age, Sex, Social Grade
and Region (% of adults), 2001 .............................................................................................35
Other Clothing Brands ...........................................................................................................37
Table 2.4: Other Clothing Brands by Sex, Age, Social Grade
and Region (% of adults), 2001 .............................................................................................37
RETAIL OUTLETS FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR..............................................................39
Table 2.5: Retail Outlets Used for Buying Clothing and Footwear
(% of adults), 2001 .................................................................................................................40
Use of Retail Outlets by Age...................................................................................................40
Table 2.6: Use of Retail Outlets by Age (% of adults), 2001 ................................................41
Use of Retail Outlets by Social Grade.....................................................................................42
Table 2.7: The Use of Retail Outlets by Social Grade (% of adults), 2001 ..........................42
Use of Retail Outlets by Region..............................................................................................43
Table 2.8: The Use of Retail Outlets by Region (% of adults), 2001 ...................................43
3. Competitor Analysis 45
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................45
GENERAL CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS.................................................................................45
Table 3.1: Selected Leading UK Clothing Manufacturers by Turnover
(£m), 1999/2000 ......................................................................................................................46
Alexon Group PLC...................................................................................................................47
Coats Viyella PLC.....................................................................................................................47
Courtaulds Textiles Ltd............................................................................................................48
Dewhirst Group PLC................................................................................................................49
William Baird PLC....................................................................................................................49
Other Clothing Manufacturers...............................................................................................50
Burberry Ltd ............................................................................................................................50
Dawson International PLC .....................................................................................................50
Delta Textiles (London) Ltd ....................................................................................................50
Levi Strauss Incorporated .......................................................................................................50
Martin International Holdings PLC ........................................................................................50
SR Gent PLC .............................................................................................................................51
Sherwood Group PLC .............................................................................................................51
Stirling Group PLC ..................................................................................................................51
FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS.................................................................................................51
Table 3.2: Selected Leading UK Footwear Manufacturers by Turnover
(£m), 1999/2000 ......................................................................................................................51
C&J Clark Ltd............................................................................................................................52
R Griggs Group Ltd..................................................................................................................52
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Stylo PLC...................................................................................................................................53
SPORTS AND LEISURE WEAR MANUFACTURERS...................................................................53
Table 3.3: Leading UK Sports and Leisure Wear Manufacturers by Turnover
(£m), 1999/2000 ......................................................................................................................53
adidas (UK) Ltd........................................................................................................................54
Nike (UK) Ltd...........................................................................................................................55
Pentland Group PLC................................................................................................................55
Reebok International Ltd........................................................................................................56
4. Women’s, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing 57
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................57
KEY TRENDS..................................................................................................................................57
Fashion Trends.........................................................................................................................57
Change in Retailing Patterns..................................................................................................58
Rise of Couture Houses and Designer Brands........................................................................58
Demographic Trends...............................................................................................................58
MARKET SIZE ................................................................................................................................58
Table 4.1: The UK Women’s, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing Market by Value
at Current and Constant 1996 Prices (£m at rsp and %), 1996-2000 ...................................59
Table 4.2: Retail Price Indices for Women’s and Children’s Outer Wear
(index 1996=100), 1996-2000 .................................................................................................59
Table 4.3: The UK Women’s, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing Market by Sector
by Value (£m at rsp and %), 2000 .........................................................................................60
SUPPLY STRUCTURE.....................................................................................................................61
UK Production.........................................................................................................................61
Table 4.4: Womenswear Production in the UK (£m at msp), 1995-1999 ............................62
Overseas Trade........................................................................................................................62
Imports ....................................................................................................................................62
Table 4.5: Imports of Women’s Clothing by Type of Garment
(£m and %), 1994, 1998 and 1999 .........................................................................................63
Table 4.6: Leading Origins of Women’s Clothing by Type of Garment (£m), 2000 ............64
Exports ....................................................................................................................................65
Table 4.7: Exports of Women’s, Girls’ and Infants’ Clothing (£m),
1994, 1998 and 1999 ..............................................................................................................65
Retail Distribution...................................................................................................................66
Table 4.8: Place of Purchase of Women’s and Children’s Clothing
by Value (%), 1997 and 2000 .................................................................................................66
Table 4.9: Retail Outlets Used to Buy Clothing or Footwear (% of adults), 2001 ..............67
Table 4.10: Leading Specialist Retailers of Women’s and Children’s Clothing
(number of outlets), 2001 ......................................................................................................68
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