Childrenswear is Accounting for a Declining Share of the Total UK Clothing Market.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c69425) has announced the addition of UK Childrenswear Retailers 2007 to their offering. Introduction Value retailers are continuing to grow their share of the UK childrenswear market, creating additional challenges for specialists, department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. and mid market clothing retailers. This report examines the current pressures and outlook for all major childrenswear retailers. Scope of This Title In-depth market coverage with 10 years' data on childrenswear expenditure, by girls', boys' and infants' clothing, including forecasts for 2007. Comprehensive profiles of the 18 largest retailers of childrenswear in the UK including five year trading record, space and store numbers. Key operating statistics for each retailer, including market shares, operating profit Operating profit (or loss) Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions. operating profit See operating income. and margins, sales per sq ft, and space allocation. Highlights Childrenswear has underperformed total clothing in each of the last 10 years due largely to two key factors: a slower birthrate birth·rate or birth rate n. The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time, often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. ; and the rapid growth of the value market in childrenswear. Over PS1 in every PS3 spent on childrenswear goes to a value retailer and they will continue to take share. Childrenswear is accounting for a declining share of the total clothing market. It has lost 1.9 percentage points share between 1996 and 2006 equivalent to PS657m in today's clothing market. Value and low-price fashion retailers continue to grow. Of the nine leading childrenswear retailers that gained share between 2002 and 2007, seven have a value or low price fashion positioning: The only traditional midmarket retailers to have gained share in the face of this trend are market leader Next and Debenhams. Reasons to Purchase Your copy Enhance your understanding of the key issues surrounding childrenswear retail in the UK. Identify growth prospects and reduce risk through detailed analysis of the drivers and outlook of the market. Benchmark your own businesses against market growth and key performance measures of the leading retailers to assess performance and growth potential. Companies Mentioned; ADAMS BHS BHS beta-hemolytic streptococci. DEBENHAMS ETHEL AUSTIN Ethel Austin is a large British clothing retailer with a UK-wide network of more than 300 stores extending from Scotland to South West England, and from Wales to the South East England. GAP GEORGE (ASDA ASDA American Student Dental Association ASDA Australian Sports Drug Agency ASDA American Sleep Disorders Association ASDA American Stamp Dealers Association ASDA Australian Screen Directors' Association ASDA Accelerate-Stop Distance Available ) H&M JJB SPORTS JJB Sports PLC is one of the United Kingdom's leading sports retailers. History The sportshop chain was founded in 1971, when ex-footballer Dave Whelan acquired a single sports shop in Wigan. JOHN LEWIS MARKS & SPENCER MATALAN MOTHERCARE NEW LOOK NEXT PEACOCKS PRIMARK TESCO TESCO Tribal Electric Supply Company (Pakistan) TESCO T.E. Stockwell and Albert Cohen (founders of UK shopping chain) TESCO Tokyo Executive Search Company, Ltd. WOOLWORTHS For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c69425. Source: Verdict Research |
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