Global Apparel Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026

Global Apparel Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026

Summary

Global Apparel Retail 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 global apparel retail industry had total revenues of $1,463.9 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.5% between 2017 and 2021.
  • Clothing, footwear, and accessories specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the global apparel retail industry in 2021, sales through this channel generated $670.9 billion, equivalent to 45.8% of the industry's overall value.
  • Fast fashion has proven to be a lucrative sector in the industry, with consumers expressing a desire to purchase fashionable yet inexpensive products. Europe is home to some of the biggest fast fashion companies globally, including Inditex (Spain) and H&M (Sweden).
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the apparel retail market in the global
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global apparel retail market
  • 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 Global apparel retail market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the Global apparel retail market by value in 2021?
  • What will be the size of the Global apparel retail market in 2026?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Global apparel retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global's apparel retail market?


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 are the strengths of leading players?
7.4. How are leading players responding to growing demand for more sustainable business practices in the apparel retail market?
7.5. Are there any other notable players in the market?
7.6. What is the impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war on the apparel industry?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Walmart Inc
8.2. Reliance Industries Limited
8.3. Fast Retailing Co Ltd
8.4. Inditex SA
8.5. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
8.6. JD.com Inc
8.7. Zalando SE
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: Global apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
Table 2: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
Table 3: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 4: Global apparel retail industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 5: Global apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: Global apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Table 7: Walmart Inc: key facts
Table 8: Walmart Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Walmart Inc: Key Employees
Table 10: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 13: Reliance Industries Limited: key facts
Table 14: Reliance Industries Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Reliance Industries Limited: Key Employees
Table 16: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: key facts
Table 17: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 18: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees
Table 19: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 20: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: Inditex SA: key facts
Table 22: Inditex SA: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 23: Inditex SA: Key Employees
Table 24: Inditex SA: Key Employees Continued
Table 25: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key facts
Table 26: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 27: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees
Table 28: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees Continued
Table 29: JD.com Inc: key facts
Table 30: JD.com Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 31: JD.com Inc: Key Employees
Table 32: Zalando SE: key facts
Table 33: Zalando SE: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 34: Zalando SE: Key Employees
Table 35: Global exchange rate, 2017–21
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
Figure 2: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Global apparel retail industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Global apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: Global apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global apparel retail industry, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global apparel retail industry, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global apparel retail industry, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global apparel retail industry, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global apparel retail industry, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global apparel retail industry, 2021

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