“While consumers have continued to increase their clothes purchases in real terms, driving up value sales, volume growth has slowed as inflation has returned and the market is vulnerable to cost rises especially in cotton. Consumers remain squeezed but are feeling more confident. In the current climate, clothing retailers can’t get away with being average; they need to excel in both merchandise and innovation.”
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Overview
Overview
This report provides in-depth analysis and insight supported by a range of data. At the same time, introductory and top-level content is provided to give you an overview of the issues covered.
Introduction
Executive Summary
Issues and Insights
Strengths and Weaknesses
Market
Market
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Trend Application
The Market Environment
Market Size and Forecast – Consumer Spending on Clothing
Sector Size and Forecast – The Clothing Specialists Sector
Consumer
Consumer
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The Consumer – Retail Customer Profile Comparison
The Consumer – Where They Shop
The Consumer – How Much They Spend on Clothing
The Consumer – How They Shop
The Consumer – Factors That Influence Clothes Shopping
The Consumer – Attitudes to Shopping Online for Clothes
The Consumer – Use of Social Media for Fashion
Brand/Company
Brand/Company
Our brand research provides data and informed analysis across a number of consumer metrics including usage, satisfaction, recommendation, momentum and trust. It also explores consumer attitudes towards brands and examines the reasons behind these.
Brand Research
Who’s Innovating?
Channels of Distribution
Market Shares
Space Allocation Summary
Retail Product Mix
Leading Specialist Retailers: Financials and Outlets
The Leading Non-Specialist Retailers
Online and Social Media
Retail Advertising and Promotion
Arcadia Group
Asda Group Ltd
Debenhams
Grupo Inditex
H&M Hennes & Mauritz
House of Fraser Plc
John Lewis
Marks & Spencer
Matalan
New Look Group Plc
Next Group
Primark/Penneys
River Island
Tesco Plc
The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group
TJX Europe (TK Maxx)
Data
Data
Reports provide appendices of data to support the research and insight produced. Our tables of data are easily manipulated and downloadable to support your research needs and covers factors from consumer attitudes to market forecasts.
Appendix – Brand Research
Appendix – The Consumer – Where They Shop
Appendix – The Consumer – How Much They Spend on Clothing
Appendix – The Consumer – How They Shop
Appendix – The Consumer – Factors That Influence Clothes Shopping
Appendix – The Consumer – Attitudes to Shopping Online for Clothes
Appendix – The Consumer – Use of Social Media for Fashion
6th October 2014
"There is huge equity in the M&S brand - our brand research among consumers consistently finds it to be the most trusted of the major clothing retailers." 
24th September 2014
With the opening of a flagship Stradivarius store in London, Inditex is looking to build scale in the UK market, broadening its offer to UK shoppers and continuing the global development of Stradivarius, the sister brand to Zara.
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