The dry cleaning retail sector has for many years been characterised by declining volumes. While findings in this report suggests a slowdown in this recent fall in garments being cleaned, even more hopeful is the performance of retail sales which have shown an upward trend in recent years. The performance of the sector is closely affected by changes in society notably the long-term trend towards easy care garments as well as changes in working patterns and the changes in dress codes both at home and at work.

The dry cleaning retail sector has for many years been characterised by declining volumes. While findings in this report suggests a slowdown in this recent fall in garments being cleaned, even more hopeful is the performance of retail sales which have shown an upward trend in recent years. The performance of the sector is closely affected by changes in society notably the long-term trend towards easy care garments as well as changes in working patterns and the changes in dress codes both at home and at work.

Using the latest consumer research, market size data and trend analysis, this report provides vital new insight into the current state of the market and its prospects. Investigating its drivers, segmentation, supply structure, distribution and market forecasts, it argues that faced with changes in the consumer market, the dry cleaning sector will increasingly come to focus on total garment care solutions for customers in order for the those in the sector to continue to survive.

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