Europe Apparel Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026
Summary
Apparel Retail in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The apparel retail market includes baby clothing, toddler clothing and casual wear, essentials, formalwear, formalwear-occasion, and outerwear for men, women, boys and girls; excludes sports-specific clothing. All market data and forecasts are represented as a consumer expenditure in retailers which includes sales taxes (e.g. VAT) and figures presented are in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- The European apparel retail industry had total revenues of $378.9 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -0.6% between 2017 and 2021.
- Clothing, footwear, and accessories specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the European apparel retail industry in 2021, sales through this channel generated $187.0 billion, equivalent to 49.4% of the industry's overall value.
- In 2021, the German industry witnessed swift growth as the lockdown measures were lifted and the economy witnessed recovery. According to in house research, Germany’s unemployment rate decreased to 3.6% in 2021.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the apparel retail market in Europe
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the apparel retail market in Europe
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key apparel retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Europe apparel retail market with five year forecasts
- What was the size of the Europe apparel retail market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the Europe apparel retail market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe apparel retail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- How large is Europe’s apparel retail market in relation to its regional counterparts?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Category segmentation
- 1.4. Geography segmentation
- 1.5. Market rivalry
- 1.6. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 4.3. Market distribution
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players?
- 7.2. What strategies do leading players follow?
- 7.3. What has been the rationale behind recent M&A activity?
- 7.4. What trends have impacted leading players in the market?
- 7.5. Are there any other notable players in the market?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA
- 8.2. Inditex SA
- 8.3. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- 8.4. adidas AG
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Europe apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
- Table 2: Europe apparel retail industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
- Table 3: Europe apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Table 4: Europe apparel retail industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
- Table 5: Europe apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Table 6: Europe apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
- Table 7: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA: key facts
- Table 8: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 9: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA: Key Employees
- Table 10: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA: Key Employees Continued
- Table 11: Inditex SA: key facts
- Table 12: Inditex SA: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 13: Inditex SA: Key Employees
- Table 14: Inditex SA: Key Employees Continued
- Table 15: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key facts
- Table 16: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 17: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees
- Table 18: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees Continued
- Table 19: adidas AG: key facts
- Table 20: adidas AG: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 21: adidas AG: Key Employees
- Table 22: Europe size of population (million), 2017–21
- Table 23: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 24: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017–21
- Table 25: Europe inflation, 2017–21
- Table 26: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2017–21
- Table 27: Europe exchange rate, 2017–21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Europe apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
- Figure 2: Europe apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Figure 3: Europe apparel retail industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 4: Europe apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 5: Europe apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel retail industry in Europe, 2021
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