Global Apparel Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027
Summary
Global Apparel Retail industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-22, and forecast to 2027). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- Childrenswear includes all clothing designed for children between the ages of 0-15, such as baby clothing, boys’ casualwear, boys’ school wear, boys’ underwear (vests, underpants, socks) and nightwear, boys’ formalwear-occasion, boys’ outerwear including regional or national attire, girls’ casualwear, girls’ school wear, girls’ underwear (knickers, bras, vests, socks, and tights) and nightwear, girls’ formalwear-occasion, girls’ outerwear including regional and national attire, such as saris, and toddler clothing. It also includes all sportswear and fancy dress.
- The global apparel retail industry had total revenues of $1,524.6 billion in 2022, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9% between 2017 and 2022.
- The womenswear segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2022, with total revenues of $802.2 billion, equivalent to 52.6% of the industry's overall value.
- Factors such as reducing unemployment, rising disposable income, and increasing standard of living are contributing to the growth in demand for different types of apparel such as fashion clothing, formal clothing, and sports leisure clothing. For instance, according to in-house research, in 2022, the net household disposable income of India reached $2.02 trillion, an increase of 9.9% from 2021.
- 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
- What was the size of the Global apparel retail market by value in 2022?
- What will be the size of the Global apparel retail market in 2027?
- 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 have been the most recent industry developments?
- 7.4. 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. Inditex SA
- 8.4. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- 8.5. Fast Retailing Co Ltd
- 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: $ billion, 2017–22
- Table 2: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2017–2022
- Table 3: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2017-2022
- Table 4: Global apparel retail industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2022
- Table 5: Global apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2022
- Table 6: Global apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2022–27
- 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: Inditex SA: key facts
- Table 17: Inditex SA: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 18: Inditex SA: Key Employees
- Table 19: Inditex SA: Key Employees Continued
- Table 20: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key facts
- Table 21: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 22: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees
- Table 23: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: key facts
- Table 24: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 25: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 26: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 27: Fast Retailing Co Ltd: Key Employees Continued
- Table 28: Global exchange rate, 2018–22
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Global apparel retail industry value: $ billion, 2017–22
- Figure 2: Global apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2017-2022
- Figure 3: Global apparel retail industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2022
- Figure 4: Global apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2022
- Figure 5: Global apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2022–27
- Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
- Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
- Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
- Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
- Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global apparel retail industry, 2022
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