Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Definitions
- Research methodology
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Other research
- Abbreviations
Premier Insight
Executive Summary
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- Accessories market continues to grow
- Women drivers
- Women’s hats ahead
- Other female accessories rely on fashion
- Branded and own-label are neck and neck
- Dress-down Friday all week
- Hats off to headgear
- Strong economy
- Youth sector expanding
- Trendy third agers
- Move on up
- Top five accessories bought in the year to April 2004
- Women are the key buyers
- Age is important
- Wide range of accessory destinations
- Outlets to suit every shopper
- Convenience shopping for families
- Top five attitudes towards accessory buying
- Attitudes by gender
- Shopper typologies
- Retailer shares and profiles
- Operational procedures and practices
- The future
Retail Sales
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- All retail sales
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- Figure 1: All retail sales, at current and constant 2000 prices, 1998-2004
- Figure 2: All retail sales, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2003
- Retail sales through clothing specialists at current and constant prices
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- Figure 3: All retail sales through clothing specialists, at current and constant prices, 1999-2003
- Retail sales of men’s and women’s fashion accessories
- Men’s market larger…
- …but women driving market growth
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- Figure 4: Retail sales of men’s and women’s fashion accessories, at current prices, 1999-2004
Sector Structure
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- Specialist multiples and accessory specialists
- Variety stores
- Department stores
- Sports shops
- Supermarkets
Consumer Expenditure
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- Retail sales of women’s clothing accessories
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- Figure 5: UK retail sales of women’s clothing accessories, by value, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Figure 6: UK retail sales of women’s clothing accessories, by sector, 1999-2004
- Women’s hats
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- Figure 7: UK retail sales of women’s hats, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Women’s scarves and shawls
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- Figure 8: UK retail sales of women’s scarves and shawls, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Women’s gloves
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- Figure 9: UK retail sales of women’s gloves, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Women’s belts
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- Figure 10: UK retail sales of belts, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Branded and own-label women’s accessories
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- Figure 11: Branded vs own-label, at current prices, 1999-2003
- Retail sales of men’s clothing accessories
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- Figure 12: UK retail sales of men’s clothing accessories, by value, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Retail sales of men’s clothing accessories by type
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- Figure 13: UK retail value sales of men’s accessories, by type, 1999-2004
- Figure 14: Retail sales of men’s clothing accessories, by type and value, at current prices, 1998-2004
- Men’s ties
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- Figure 15: UK retail sales of ties, at current and costant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Men’s belts
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- Figure 16: UK retail sales of men’s belts, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Men’s hats
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- Figure 17: UK retail sales of men’s hats, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
- Men’s gloves
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- Figure 18: UK retail sales of men’s gloves, at current and constant 1999 proces, 1999-2004
- Men’s scarves
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- Figure 19: UK retail sales of men’s scarves, at current and constant 1999 prices, 1999-2004
Market Factors
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- PDI and consumer expenditure
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- Figure 20: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant 1998 prices, 1998-2009
- Age of population
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- Figure 21: UK population, by age group, 1998-2009
- Socio-economic groupings
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- Figure 22: UK adult population, by socio-economic group, 1998-2009
- Employment
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- Figure 23: Workforce in employment in the UK, by gender and employment status, 1998-2009
- Fashion and celebrity influences
The Consumer
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- Critical consumer findings
- Accessories purchased in the last 12 months
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- Figure 24: Fashion accessories purchased for yourself, your partner or as a gift in the last 12 months, April 2004
- Characteristics of accessories purchasers
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- Figure 25: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, hats, gloves and winter scarves, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 26: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, lightweight scarves, belts and other accessories, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 27: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, hats, gloves and winter scarves, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 28: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, lightweight scarves, belts and other accessories, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
- Affluent urbanites reject baseball caps
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- Figure 29: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, hats, gloves and winter scarves, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 30: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, lightweight scarves, belts and other accessories, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 31: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, hats, gloves and winter scarves, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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- Figure 32: Accessories bought in the last 12 months, lightweight scarves, belts and other accessories, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
- Shops or outlets used to buy accessories
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- Figure 33: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months, April 2004
- Characteristics of those visiting stores
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- Figure 34: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (clothing multiples, variety stores, clothing specialists, accessory specialists), by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 35: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (department stores, discounters, market traders, sports shops, supermarkets, mail order, Internet), by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 36: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (clothing multiples, variety stores, clothing specialists, accessory specialists), by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 37: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (department stores, discounters, market traders, sports shops, supermarkets, mail order, Internet), by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 38: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (clothing multiples, variety stores, clothing specialists, accessory specialists), by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 39: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (department stores, discounters, market traders, sports shops, supermarkets, mail order, Internet), by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 40: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (clothing multiples, variety stores, clothing specialists, accessory specialists), by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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- Figure 41: Shops or outlets used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (department stores, discounters, market traders, sports shops, supermarkets, mail order, Internet), by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
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- Key findings
- Attitudes towards buying accessories
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- Figure 42: Attitudes towards accessory shops, April 2004
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- Figure 43: Attitudes towards accessory shops, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 44: Attitudes towards accessory buying, by gender, age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 45: Attitudes towards accessory shops, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 46: Attitudes towards accessory buying, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 47: Attitudes towards accessory shops, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 48: Attitudes towards accessory buying, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 49: Attitudes towards accessory shops, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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- Figure 50: Attitudes towards accessory buying, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
- Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchase
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- Figure 51: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, April 2004
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- Figure 52: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 53: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 54: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 55: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 56: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 57: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 58: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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- Figure 59: Men’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
- Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchase
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- Figure 60: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, April 2004
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- Figure 61: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 62: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by age and socio-economic group, April 2004
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- Figure 63: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 64: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by lifestage, presence of children, Mintel's Special Groups and working status, April 2004
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- Figure 65: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 66: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by region and ACORN categories, April 2004
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- Figure 67: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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- Figure 68: Women’s attitudes towards accessory purchases, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
- Consumer attitudes and outlets used
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- Figure 69: Attitudes towards accessory purchases, by shop or outlet used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (clothing multiples, variety stores, clothing specialists, accessory specialists), April 2004
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- Figure 70: Attitudes towards accessory purchases, by shop or outlet used to buy accessories in the last 12 months (department stores, discounters, market traders, sports shops, supermarkets, mail order, Internet), April 2004
- Identifying targets
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- Figure 71: Customer typologies for fashion accessories, April 2004
- Who is buying what?
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- Figure 72: Clusters, by accessories purchased, April 2004
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- Figure 73: Clusters, by shop or outlet used to buy accessories in the last 12 months, April 2004
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- Figure 74: Repertoire purchasing, by gender, age, socio-economic group, region and ACORN categories, April 2004
- Number of stores from which accessories were purchased in the last 12 months
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- Figure 75: Number of stores from which accessories were purchased in the last 12 months, April 2004
Retail Market Shares
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- Women’s accessories
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- Figure 76: Retail shares of women’s fashion accessories, by outlet type, at current prices, 1998-2003
- Men’s accessories
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- Figure 77: UK retail sales of men's clothing accessories, by outlet type, at current prices, 1999-2003
Retailer Profiles
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- Accessory specialists
- Introduction
- Claire’s Accessories
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- Figure 78: Claire’s Accessories (UK) ltd, store productivity, 1999-2003
- Figure 79: Claire’s Accessories (UK) ltd, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Accessorize
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- Figure 80: Monsoon plc, store numbers, 2001-03*
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- Figure 81: Monsoon plc, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Tie Rack
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- Figure 82: Tie Rack (UK) ltd, store productivity, 1999-2003
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- Figure 83: Tie Rack UK, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Fashion chains
- Introduction
- Accessories present a cohesive statement with clothing
- Adding interest to the store environment and product mix
- Accessories more in the fashion spotlight
- Trying it on…the need for more mirrors
- Increasing promotional activity
- Special areas highlight destinations
- Arcadia
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- Figure 84: Arcadia Group, total stores and stores, by menswear and womenswear brand, 1999-2003 (est)
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- Figure 85: Arcadia Group, financial performance, 1999-2003
- Fashion accessories within Arcadia Group’s stores
- Next
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- Figure 86: Next, store portfolio, by size, 2002-04
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- Figure 87: Next Retail, financial performance, 2000-04
- Figure 88: Next Directory, financial performance, 2000-04
- New Look
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- Figure 89: New Look (UK), financial performance, 1999-2003
- Oasis
- French Connection
- Jigsaw and Kew
- Hobbs
- River Island
- Matalan
- Austin Reed (including Country Casuals)
- Variety stores and department stores
- Marks & Spencer
- Bhs
- Littlewoods
- Debenhams
- House of Fraser
- John Lewis Partnership
- Other department stores
- Supermarkets
- Asda
- Tesco
- Other retailers
- Value retailers
- Factory outlets
- Gift shops
- Airport retailing
- Mail order
Retail Practices and Operational Issues
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- The main market trends
- Media and celebrity influences
- Price points
- Influential retailers
- The influence of supermarkets
- The main issues for retailers
- Fashion
- Merchandising and displays
- Promotions
- Gift buying and event retailing
The Future
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- Economic changes
- Demographic trends
- Fashion and promotion
- Distribution
- Extension of non-food lines in supermarkets
- Growth of own-label
- Summary
Forecast
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- Figure 90: Forecast of the market for women’s clothing accessories, at current prices, 2004-09
- Figure 91: Forecast of the market for women’s clothing accessories, 2004-09
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- Figure 92: Forecast of the market for men’s clothing accessories, at current prices, 2004-09
- Figure 93: Forecast of the market for men’s clothing accessories, 2004-09
- Factors incorporated
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Appendix
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- Figure 94: Clusters, by gender, age, socio-economic group, region and ACORN categories, April 2004
- Figure 95: Clusters, by working status, presence of children, lifestage and Mintel Special Groups, April 2004
- Figure 96: Clusters, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and regular grocery store, April 2004
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