Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Definitions
- Research methodology
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Other research
- Abbreviations
Premier Insight
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- Designers on the high street
- Setting trends, not following
- Encouraging men online
- Closing the generation gap
- It’s not what you wear – it’s how you wear it
Executive Summary
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- Market growth
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- Figure 1: Retail sales of accessories, by gender, at current prices, 2000-05
- Economics favour accessories…
- …but the weather does not
- Celebrities still key influence
- The gender gap
- Handbags tops for women
- Ties top for men
- Women focus on fashion
- Men get into fashion
- Women like own-label
- Brands have male appeal
- Accessory shopping habits
- Multi-buys
- Top of the shops…
- …and the shoppers
- The retailer’s response
- The outlook
Retail Sales
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- All retail sales
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- Figure 2: All retail sales, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Retail sales through clothing specialists
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- Figure 3: Sales through clothing retailers, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Retail sales among non-specialist, non-food retailers
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- Figure 4: Sales through non-specialist, non-food retailers, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Retail sales of men’s and women’s fashion accessories
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- Figure 5: Retail sales of women’s and men’s fashion accessories, at current prices, 2000-05
- Figure 6: Retail sales of accessories, by gender, at current prices, 2000-05
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 7: UK retail sales of women’s clothing accessories, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
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- Figure 8: UK retail sales of women’s clothing accessories, by sector, 2000-05
- Women’s hats
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- Figure 9: UK retail sales of women’s hats, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Women’s scarves and shawls
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- Figure 10: UK retail sales of women’s scarves and shawls, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Women’s gloves
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- Figure 11: UK retail sales of women’s gloves, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Women’s belts
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- Figure 12: UK retail sales of belts, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Women’s handbags
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- Figure 13: UK retail sales of handbags, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Retail sales of men’s clothing accessories
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- Figure 14: UK retail sales of men’s clothing accessories, by value, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Figure 15: UK retail value sales of men’s accessories, by sector, 2000-05
- Men’s ties
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- Figure 16: UK retail sales of ties, by value, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Men’s belts
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- Figure 17: UK retail sales of men’s belts, by value, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Men’s hats
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- Figure 18: UK retail sales of men’s hats, by value, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Men’s gloves
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- Figure 19: UK retail sales of men’s gloves, by value, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Men’s scarves
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- Figure 20: UK retail sales of men’s scarves, by value at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
Market Factors
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- PDI and consumer expenditure
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- Figure 21: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-10
- The economy
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- Figure 22: Value of GDP, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-10
- Employment levels
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- Figure 23: Structure of the working population, by gender, 2000-10
- Population
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- Figure 24: UK population, by age group, 2000-10
- Socio-economic groupings
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- Figure 25: Socio-economic groupings, 2000-10
- Seasonality
- Fashion and celebrity influences
The Consumer
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- Key consumer findings
- What was being bought in 2005
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- Figure 26: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, October 2005
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- Figure 27: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by gender, October 2005
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- Figure 28: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
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- Figure 29: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by presence of children, October 2005
- Other accessories
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- Figure 30: Other accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- Trends in where fashion accessories are bought
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- Figure 31: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, July 2004 and October 2005
- Where accessories are bought 2005
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- Figure 32: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, October 2005
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- Figure 33: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- From groceries to accessories
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- Figure 34: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by store used regularly for grocery shopping, October 2005
- Other stores/channels
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- Figure 35: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
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- Figure 36: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by gender, age socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- Frequency of purchase
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- Figure 37: Frequency that clothing accessories are bought, October 2005
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- Figure 38: Frequency that clothing accessories are bought, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- Where do the frequent shoppers buy?
The Consumer – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Figure 39: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 40: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 41: Accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 42: Other accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 43: Other accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 44: accessories bought in the last 12 months for self or as a gift, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 45: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 46: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 47: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 48: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 49: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by region, working status, and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 50: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 51: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 52: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 53: Where consumers have bought fashion accessories from in the last 12 months, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 54: Frequency that clothing accessories are bought, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 55: Frequency that clothing accessories are bought, by region, working and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 56: Frequency that clothing accessories are bought, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 57: Where consumers buy accessories by how frequently they shop, October 2005
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- Figure 58: Where consumers buy accessories by how frequently they shop, October 2005
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- Figure 59: Where consumers buy accessories by how frequently they shop, October 2005
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- Figure 60: Where consumers shop for accessories, by what accessories bought in the last 12 months, October 2005
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- Figure 61: Where consumers shop for accessories, by what accessories bought in the last 12 months, October 2005
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- Figure 62: Where consumers shop for accessories, by what accessories bought in the last 12 months, October 2005
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Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
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- Key consumer findings
- Key topics
- What accessories are competing against
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- Figure 63: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, October 2005
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- Figure 64: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by gender, October 2005
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- Figure 65: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
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- Figure 66: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- Identifying targets
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- Figure 67: Consumer typologies for fashion accessories shoppers, October 2005
- Fashionable at All Costs (23%)
- Practical Wearers (51%)
- Discount Designers (26%)
- Where the consumer types shop
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- Figure 68: Consumer typologies, by shops where accessories are bought from, October 2005
- Consumer type shopping patterns
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- Figure 69: Cross analyses of typology, by number of accessories bought, number of outlets visited and frequency of purchase, October 2005
- How consumers describe fashion accessories
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- Figure 70: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, October 2005
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- Figure 71: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
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- Figure 72: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
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- Figure 73: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by store used regularly for grocery shopping, October 2005
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- Figure 74: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by store used regularly for grocery shopping, October 2005
- Designer accessories
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- Figure 75: Consumer attitudes towards fashion accessories, October 2005
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- Figure 76: Consumer attitudes towards fashion accessories, by, gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN categories, October 2005
- Shopping patterns
- Number of accessories bought
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- Figure 77: Number of fashion accessory items bought by consumers in the last 12 months, October 2005
- Type of accessory items bought by number bought
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- Figure 78: What accessories consumers bought by number of accessory items bought in the last 12 months, October 2005
- Number of accessories bought by where bought
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- Figure 79: How many accessories consumers bought, by where they bought from in the last 12 months, October 2005
- Number of stores bought from
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- Figure 80: Number of stores used to buy fashion accessories in the last 12 months, October 2005
- Number of stores bought from by where they shop
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- Figure 81: Number of stores bought from, by where they shop, October 2005
- CHAID
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- Figure 82: Target groups, October 2005
Consumer Attitudes and Typology Groups – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Figure 83: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 84: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 85: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 86: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by, region, working status and marital, October 2005
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- Figure 87: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and store used regularly for grocery shopping, October 2005
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- Figure 88: What consumers are most likely to want to spend money on, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and store used regularly for grocery shopping, October 2005
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- Figure 89: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 90: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 91: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 92: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 93: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by media usage, and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 94: Which words consumers say describe their attitude towards accessories, by media usage, and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 95: Consumer attitudes towards fashion accessories, by presence of children, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 96: Consumer attitudes towards fashion accessories, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 97: Consumer attitudes towards fashion accessories, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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- Figure 98: How frequently consumers shop for accessories, by where they buy, October 2005
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- Figure 99: How frequently consumers shop for accessories, by where they buy, October 2005
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- Figure 100: How frequently consumers shop for accessories, by where they buy, October 2005
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- Figure 101: Where they shop, by what accessories bought, October 2005
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- Figure 102: Where they shop, by what accessories bought, October 2005
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- Figure 103: Where they shop, by what accessories bought, October 2005
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- Figure 104: Consumer typologies for fashion accessory shoppers, by gender, age, socio-economic group and ACORN category, October 2005
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- Figure 105: Consumer typologies for fashion accessory shoppers, by region, working status and marital status, October 2005
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- Figure 106: Consumer typologies for fashion accessory shoppers, by lifestage, presence of children and Mintel's Special Groups, October 2005
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- Figure 107: Consumer typologies for fashion accessory shoppers, by media usage, store used regularly for grocery shopping and commercial TV viewing, October 2005
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Retail Market Share
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- Women’s accessories
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- Figure 108: Sales of women’s accessories, by outlet type, 2000-05
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- Figure 109: Sales of women’s accessories, by outlet type, percentage change, 2001-05
- Men’s accessories
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- Figure 110: UK retail sales of men's clothing accessories, by outlet type, at current prices, 2001-05
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- Figure 111: UK retail sales of men's clothing accessories, by outlet type, percentage change, 2001-05
Retailer Profiles
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- Figure 112: Leading accessories retailers, 2004/05
- Accessory specialists
- Accessorize
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- Figure 113: Monsoon plc, store portfolio, 2001-05
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- Figure 114: Monsoon plc, financial performance, 2000-05
- Claire’s Accessories
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- Figure 115: Claire’s Accessories UK Ltd, financial performance, 2000-05
- Tie Rack
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- Figure 116: Frangi, UK financial performance, 2000-05
- Fashion chains
- Accessories are key to total look
- Arcadia
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- Figure 117: Arcadia Group, store portfolio, 2000-04
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- Figure 118: Arcadia Group, financial performance, 2000-05
- H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)
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- Figure 119: H&M Hennes Ltd, financial performance, 2000-04
- New Look
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- Figure 120: New Look, UK store portfolio, 2000/01-2004/05
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- Figure 121: New Look, financial performance, 2000/01-2004/05
- Next
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- Figure 122: Next, store portfolio, 2000-05
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- Figure 123: Next, store portfolio, by size, 2003-05
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- Figure 124: Next Retail, financial performance, 2000-05
- Figure 125: Next Directory, financial performance, 2000-05
- Oasis
- Warehouse
- French Connection
- Jigsaw and Kew
- River Island
- Matalan
- Austin Reed (including Country Casuals)
- Variety stores and department stores
- Marks & Spencer
- Debenhams
- House of Fraser
- John Lewis Partnership
- Other department/variety stores
- Bhs
- Supermarkets
- Asda
- Tesco
- Sainsbury’s
- Other retailers
- Superdrug
- Other value retailers
- Factory outlets
- Airport retailing
- Mail order
- Internet
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Trade Issues and Insights
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- Main market trends
- Media influences
- The rise of own-label
- Men stick to brands
- Seasonality
- Fashion
- Gifts and special events
- Merchandising
- Outlook
- Who is doing well?
- Impact of supermarkets
- Displays
The Future
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- Consumers have taken to accessories
- Finding year round appeal
- Broadening appeal
- Retailer label looks good
- Accessories grow up
- Fashion for women…
- …and men
Forecast
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- Figure 126: Forecast of the fashion accessories market, 2005-10
- Figure 127: Forecast of fashion accessories, growth composition, 2005-10
- Women’s accessories:
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- Figure 128: Forecast of the women’s accessories market, 2005-10
- Mens accessories:
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- Figure 129: Forecast of the men’s accessories market, 2005-10
- Factors incorporated in the forecast
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