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Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Premier Insight
Retail Sales
Sector Structure
Market Factors
The Consumer
Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
Retail Market Shares
Retailer Profiles
Trade Perspective
The Future
Forecast
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Womenswear Retailing - UK - April 2004
Table of Contents

Introduction and Abbreviations

Definitions

Research methodology

Consumer research

Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Womenswear growth slowed in 2003

M&S still out in front but Next and the value retailers gaining ground

Deflation, the weakness of the dollar and China

Price sensitivity on entry level items

Unusual weather patterns and a nail-biting end to the year

Retail acquisitions and privatisations

Consumers continue to look for a bargain

Are consumers starting to feel the pinch?

Changing attitudes of young shoppers

New entries to the top ten retailers

Significant gains for Next and Debenhams

M&S recovery stalling

Resistance to shopping online decreasing

Customer typologies show more women dislike shopping than like it

The influence of fashion as a differentiator

Older women shopping younger

So mature market under pressure

Value market has a patchy performance

Supermarkets still growing strongly

Internationalisation

Premier Insight

Retail Sales

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All retail sales

Figure 1: All retail sales, at current and constant 2000 prices, 1998-2003

Retail sales through clothing specialists

Figure 2: Sales through clothing specialists, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-2003

Sales through non-specialist non-food retailers

Figure 3: Sales through non-specialist non-food retailers, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-2003

Sales of women’s outerwear

Figure 4: UK retail sales of all women’s outerwear, 1998-2004
Figure 5: Trends in UK retail sales of all women’s outerwear, 1998-2003

Sector Structure

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Number of clothing retailers by size of turnover

Figure 6: Number of VAT-based businesses selling clothing, percentage split, by turnover size band, 1998-2003

Channels of distribution

Market Factors

PDI and consumer expenditure

Figure 7: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant 1998 prices, 1998-2009

Employment

Figure 8: Workforce in employment in the UK, by gender and employment status, 1998-2009

Demographic trends

Figure 9: UK female population, by age group, 1998-2009
Figure 10: UK female population, by socio-economic group, 1998-2009

The Consumer

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Critical consumer findings

Outlets used for purchasing women’s outerwear

Figure 11: Shops or mail order companies used for women’s outerwear, 1996-2004
Figure 12: The Top Ten retailers used for women’s outerwear, 2002 and 2004

Penetration by age and socio-economic groups

Variety/department stores
Figure 13: Shops used for womenswear purchases, department and variety stores, by gender, age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Clothing specialists
Figure 14: Shops used for womenswear purchases, clothing specialists that also sell menswear, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 15: Shops used for womenswear purchases, young womenswear specialists, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 16: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other womenswear specialists, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Value retailers and supermarkets
Figure 17: Shops used for womenswear purchases, value retailers and supermarkets, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Other channels
Figure 18: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other channels, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004

Penetration by lifestage and Special Groups

Variety/department stores
Figure 19: Shops used for womenswear purchases, department and variety stores, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Clothing specialists
Figure 20: Shops used for womenswear purchases, clothing specialists that also sell menswear, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 21: Shops used for womenswear purchases, young clothing specialists, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 22: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other clothing specialists, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Value retailers and supermarkets
Figure 23: Shops used for womenswear purchases, value retailers and supermarkets, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Other channels
Figure 24: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other channels, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004

By region and ACORN categories

Variety/department stores
Figure 25: Shops used for womenswear purchases, department and variety stores, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Clothing specialists
Figure 26: Shops used for womenswear purchases, clothing specialists that also sell menswear, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 27: Shops used for womenswear purchases, young clothing specialists, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 28: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other clothing specialists, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Value retailers and supermarkets
Figure 29: Shops used for womenswear purchases, value retailers and supermarkets, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Other channels
Figure 30: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other channels, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004

Penetration by media, TV viewing and supermarket usage

Variety/department stores
Figure 31: Shops used for womenswear purchases, department and variety stores, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Clothing specialists
Figure 32: Shops used for womenswear purchases, clothing specialists that also sell menswear, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Figure 33: Shops used for womenswear purchases, young clothing specialists, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Figure 34: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other clothing specialists, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Value retailers and supermarkets
Figure 35: Shops used for womenswear purchases, value retailers and supermarkets, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Figure 36: Shops used for womenswear purchases, other channels, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004

Consumer Attitudes and Typologies

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Critical consumer findings

Attitudes towards clothes shopping

Figure 37: Attitudes towards buying women’s clothes, 2000-04

Attitudes towards bargains and price

Figure 38: Attitudes towards shopping for womenswear, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 39: Attitudes towards shopping for womenswear, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 40: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 41: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004

Attitudes of frequent clothes shoppers

Figure 42: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 43: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 44: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 45: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004

Attitudes of disinterested clothes shoppers

Figure 46: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 47: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 48: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 49: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004

Attitudes towards quality and shopping on the Internet

Figure 50: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 51: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 52: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 53: Attitudes towards buying womenswear, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004

Identifying targets

Figure 54: Womenswear consumer typologies, February 2004
Figure 55: Womenswear consumer typologies, by age and socio-economic group, February 2004
Figure 56: Womenswear consumer typologies, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, February 2004
Figure 57: Womenswear consumer typologies, by region and ACORN categories, February 2004
Figure 58: Womenswear consumer typologies, by media, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, February 2004
Figure 59: Womenswear consumer typologies, by stores used, February 2004

Number of shops used for womenswear

Figure 60: Number of shops from which clothing was purchased, by store used, February 2004
Figure 61: Womenswear consumer typologies, by number of shops from which clothing was purchased, February 2004

How successfully do the main stores attract their target market?

Figure 62: CHAID analysis of leading retailers of womenswear, February 2004

Retail Market Shares

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Figure 63: Estimated market shares of leading retailers in womenswear*, 2001-03
Figure 64: Estimated market shares of leading retailers in womenswear, 2003

Retailer Profiles

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Clothing specialists

Arcadia

Figure 65: Arcadia Group, total number of stores, by womenswear brand, 1998-2003
Figure 66: Arcadia Group, financial performance, 1998-2003

Bhs

Figure 67: Bhs, stores and productivity, 1998-2003
Figure 68: Bhs Ltd, financial performance, 1998-2003

Gap

Figure 69: GAP (UK), stores and productivity, 1998-2003
Figure 70: Gap, financial performance, 1999-2003

Littlewoods

Figure 71: Littlewoods, stores and productivity, 2000-03
Figure 72: Littlewoods High Street, financial performance, 2000-03

Marks & Spencer

Figure 73: Marks & Spencer, UK stores, sales area and productivity, 1998-2003
Figure 74: Marks & Spencer, UK retail sales and profit performance, non-food sales and densities, 1998-2003

Matalan

Figure 75: Matalan, number of stores and productivity, 1997-2003
Merchandising/product mix
Figure 76: Matalan, financial performance, 1997-2003

New Look

Figure 77: New Look (UK), number of stores and productivity, 1998-2003
Figure 78: New Look (UK), financial performance, 1998-2003

Next

Figure 79: Next, Number of stores and productivity, 1998-2004
Figure 80: Next, store portfolio by size, 2001-04
Figure 81: Next Retail, financial performance, 1998-2004
Figure 82: Next Directory, financial performance, 1998-2004

Peacock Group

Figure 83: Peacocks, Number of stores and productivity, 1999-2003
Figure 84: Bonmarché, number of stores and growth, 1998-2003
Figure 85: Peacocks, financial performance, 1998-2003
Figure 86: Bonmarché, financial performance, 1998-2003

Primark

Figure 87: Primark Stores Ltd, financial performance, 1997-2003

River Island

Figure 88: River Island, Number of stores and productivity, 1999-2002
Figure 89: River Island, financial performance, 1998-2002

TK Maxx

Figure 90: TK Maxx, Number of stores and productivity, 1998-2003
Figure 91: TK Maxx, financial performance, 1998-2003

Alexon Group

Figure 92: Alexon Group, financial performance, 2001-04

Benetton

Country Casuals

Financial performance
Figure 93: Country Casuals, financial performance, 2000-04

Etam

Figure 94: Etam UK, financial performance, 2001 and 2002

Edinburgh Woollen Mill

Merchandising/product mix
Figure 95: The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, financial performance, 2001-03

French Connection

Figure 96: French Connection UK/Europe, retail locations and selling space, 2003-04
Figure 97: French Connection, UK/Europe retail financial performance, 2001-04

H&M

Figure 98: H&M Hennes Ltd, financial performance and number of stores, 2000-02

Jaeger/Viyella

Figure 99: Jaeger and Viyella, financial performance, 2000-02

Mackays

Figure 100: Mackays, financial performance, 2001-03

MK One

Figure 101: MK One (Northworld Ltd), financial performance, 2001-03

Monsoon

Figure 102: Monsoon (UK), financial performance, 2001-03

Oasis

Figure 103: Oasis and Coast locations, January 2004
Figure 104: Oasis Stores (UK), Financial performance, 2001-03

Other specialists

Burberry

Cromwell’s Madhouse

Dunnes Stores

Ethel Austin

Fat Face

Hobbs

Inditex

Internaçionale

Jane Norman

Jigsaw

Karen Millen

Kookai

Laura Ashley

Mango

Morgan

Pilot

QS Group

Reiss

Rubicon

Select

USC

Non-specialists

Debenhams

John Lewis

House of Fraser

Other department stores

Allders

Selfridges

Harvey Nichols

Harrods

Fenwick

Other department stores

George at Asda

Tesco

Sainsbury’s

Mail order

Sports shops

Factory outlets

Trade Perspective

Clothing Retailing - UK - October 2011 -
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The womenswear market – a year of two halves

2004 will remain challenging, but the supermarkets will be winners

Fashion trends for 2004

Branding issues

Pricing and deflation

Sourcing strategies

Consolidation in the market

Store design and service

Advertising and promotion

Internet

The Future

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Factors that will influence the retailing of womenswear

Winners and losers (sector by sector analysis)

Factors most likely to predict future performance

Recommendations for retailers to maximise their potential

Forecast

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Figure 105: Forecast of market for women’s outerwear, 2004-09
Figure 106: Forecast sales of women’s outerwear, at current and constant 2004 prices, 2004-09
Figure 107: Forecast of sales through clothing specialists, 2004-09

Factors used in the forecast