Abstract
In this second edition of the discount apparel retailing report from just-style, the growing global discount market is evaluated with forecasts to 2012.
In 2006 the combined annual sales of the top ten global discount retailers reached approximately US$782bn from just over 32,000 different locations around the world. By 2012, the top ten markets are expected to account for US$13.84tr in total retail sales; with approximately US$1.15tr in apparel sales and an estimated US$234.5bn in discount apparel retail sales.
The report provides valuable information on the world' s largest markets while detailing the key differences in emerging markets, changes to the market places, global product trends and what the future holds for discount apparel retailing.
Of the top ten global discount retailers, five are from the US, one from Germany, two from France and two from Japan with all of these retailers profiled within this report.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Executive summary
- Global market overview
- Emerging markets
- Important trends to watch
- The who' s who
Chapter 2 The global market for discount apparel
- Formats
- Discount department stores
- General merchandisers
- Warehouse clubs
- Discount/off-price specialty stores
- Hypermarkets
- Key market trends
- Buying triggers
- Private-label brands compete against commodities
- Sourcing networks8
- The luxury market' s impact on the discount sector
- The world' s largest markets
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Spain
- The UK
- The US
- Emerging markets
- India
- Russia
- China
- Australia
- South America
- just-style industry interview extracts - part one
Chapter 3 Major discount apparel retailers
- The biggest discounters worldwide
- Key changes in 2006
- just-style industry interview extracts - part two
Chapter 4 Global discount apparel product trends
- The dominance of large global players
- Product trends
- Discount pricing models
- Price facts
- Trends in merchandising and layout
- just-style industry interview extracts - part three
Chapter 5 Top ten discount retailer profiles
- Wal-Mart, Bentonville, ARK, US
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Carrefour, with discount stores Dia and ED, Paris, France
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Metro AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Costco, Issaquah, WA, US
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Target, Minneapolis, MN, US
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Auchan, Villeneuve d' Ascq, France
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Sam' s Club, Bentonville, ARK, US
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Aeon, Chiba, Japan
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Sears, Roebuck and Co, a subsidiary of Sears Holding Company, Hoffman
Estates, IL, US
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
- Lidl & Schwarz Stiftung & Co, Neckarsulm, Germany
- 2005 data
- 2006 data
Chapter 6 What the future holds for the global discount apparel market
- Expansion
- Competition in discount apparel retail will grow
- Getting to know discount consumers
- The future of products
- just-style industry interview extracts - part four
List of tables
- Table 1: Top ten global discount retailers selling apparel, 2006 (US$m, no. of stores and %)
- Table 2: Total retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2006 (US$bn)
- Table 3: Total apparel retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2006 (US$bn)
- Table 4: Total discount apparel retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2006 (US$bn)
- Table 5: Total retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2012 (US$bn)
- Table 6: Total apparel retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2012 (US$bn)
- Table 7: Total discount apparel retail sales in top ten markets worldwide, 2012 (US$bn)
- Table 8: France retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 9: France apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 10: France discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 11: Germany retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 12: Germany apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 13: Germany discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 14: Italy retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 15: Italy apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 16: Italy discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 17: Japan retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 18: Japan apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 19: Japan discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 20: Spain retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 21: Spain apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 22: Spain discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 23: UK retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 24: UK apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 25: UK discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 26: US retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 27: US apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 28: US discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 29: India retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 30: India apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 31: India discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 32: Russia retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 33: Russia apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 34: Russia discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 35: China retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 36: China apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 37: China discount apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
- Table 38: The global discount market' s major retailers, 2006 (US$m, no. of stores and %)
- Table 39: The top ten global discount retailers selling apparel, 2006 (US$m, no of stores and %)
