Abstract
just-style estimates the global infantwear market to have been worth over US$28bn in 2005.
The market is set to grow at a rate faster than the number of children being born. This additional growth will come from the increasing affluence of parents in developing economies, who wish to spend their increasing levels of disposable income on their children's clothing amongst other items. Other global drivers of the market include:
- The world market for supplying children's clothing is being increasingly dominated by large supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart and Tesco
- Mainstream fashion is having an increasing influence on all types of clothing for children, from infantwear through to clothing for school
- Through television, internet access and computer usage, children across the globe are becoming more aware of the latest fashion trends, and increasingly want to see these trends reflected in their own clothing
- Price competition is fierce across the entire market, resulting in suppliers looking to source from cheaper and cheaper manufacturing countries
- Parents across the globe are very aware of both the serviceability and potential garment life when purchasing clothes for their children.
- Safety is an important aspect, particularly with infantwear. This market segment is highly legislated across the US and Western Europe, and this level of legislation will move across to the developing world during the next five years.
This latest report from just-style examines the market for children's wear from a global perspective and also reviews the major world markets. A market overview for each region and major country is given including a review of market size from 2000 to 2004, and a market size projection until 2010. Key drivers for each market are examined, and any unique aspects brought out. The report profiles some of the major global children's wear companies: Sara Lee Corporation, VF Corporation, Gap, Disney Group and Wal-Mart.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Executive summary
- Key global drivers
Chapter 2 The market
- Global overview
- Global infantwear market
- Global factors affecting the projected children's wear market growth 2005-2010
- Demographics
- The urban influence
- The effect of sport
- Infantwear
- A highly fragmented market
- The importance of product differentiation
- The importance of the label
- Licensing
- Children: A key influence on parental expenditure
- Variations in purchasing patterns
Profiles of global children's wear companies
- Sara Lee Corporation
- VF Corporation
- Gap
- Disney Group
- Wal-Mart
- US market
- Overview of the US market
- European market
- Overview of the European market
- UK market
- Review of top UK children's wear suppliers
- Tesco
- Asda
- Primark
- Next
- New Look
- Hennes and Mauritz
- Woolworth Group Plc
- Adams
- Mothercare
- Matalan
- Peacock
- Marks and Spencer
- Primark
- German market
- Overview of the German market
- French market
- Overview of the French market
- Age segmentation
- Asia Pacific market
- Overview of the Asia-Pacific market
- Thailand
- Japanese market
- Overview of the Japanese market
- Middle Eastern market
- Overview of the Middle-Eastern market
- Latin American market
- Overview of the Latin American market
Chapter 3 Global children's wear trends for autumn 2006
- Main trend areas
Chapter 4 UK schoolwear review
- Background
- The future of the UK schoolwear market
List of tables
- Table 1: Percentage market share for boys' wear by geographic region, 1991, 2001 and 2010
- Table 2: Percentage market share for girls' wear by geographic region, 1991, 2001 and 2010
- Table 3: Percentage market share for infantwear by geographic region, 1991, 2001 and 2010
- Table 4: Global infantwear market value (US$m), 2000-2010
- Table 5: US children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 6: European children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 7: UK children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 8: German children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 9: French children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 10: Asia-Pacific children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 11: Japanese children's wear market value (US$bn), 2000-2010
- Table 12: Projected trend in UK child population, by age group, 1998, 2004, 2009
List of figures
- Figure 1: Top 10 children's wear retailers' market shares 2000 v 2005
- Figure 2: Winners and losers in the UK children's wear market 2004 v 2005
- Figure 3: Children's wear channels of distribution 2000 v 2005
