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Market Research Report

Global market review of online apparel retailing - forecasts to 2014

Published by just-style.com
Published July, 2008 Product code 70603
Content info 62 Pages
Price
US $ 1190 PDF by E-mail (Single User License)


Global market review of online apparel retailing - forecasts to 2014 published by just-style.com in July, 2008. This report consists of 62 Pages and the price starts from US $ 1190.

Introduction

Abstract

Worldwide the internet is having a huge impact on consumers and business alike, in terms of interaction, ease of use and increased profitability. E-commerce is steadily growing along with consumer internet usage.

In 2007, online sales were estimated to be US$260bn and have a growth rate of approximately 25%, with apparel accounting for US$24.2bn of those sales.

Besides offering significant advantages to consumers, online retailing has commercial advantages as well. It allows much larger inventory breadth, offers cost savings through a lack of physical infrastructure and overheads, and potentially offers a global consumer base to almost any size of business.

This report includes:

  • The main players in the US and Europe
  • Advantages, difficulties and considerations of online selling
  • Market trends 2005-2014
  • Differentiation of approach for online business
  • E-commerce vs traditional retailing
  • Legislation and trade advantages
  • Growth, expansion and the future

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Main players

  • Selected US players
  • Gap
  • Victoria' s Secret
  • Abercrombie & Fitch
  • AE.com
  • Guess
  • UK and European players
  • Next
  • Dorothy Perkins
  • Case studies
  • Success Apparel
  • Small business retail success online
  • Realityplus Clothing: an online success story

Chapter 2 - How the retail market fits with an online strategy

Chapter 3 - Advantages of online selling

  • Switched online approach
  • Creating a virtual atmosphere
  • Complimentary add-ons
  • Privacy
  • Minimal set-up costs
  • Niche markets

Chapter 4 - The difficulties and considerations of online selling

  • Personal information exchange
  • Consumer loyalty
  • Customer acquisition costs
  • Small purchases
  • Online returns policies
  • Possible solutions to improving online difficulties

Chapter 5 - Market trends, 2006-2014

  • Online apparel sales in the US
  • Online apparel sales in Europe
  • Online apparel sales in the UK
  • Overall consumption trends
  • Overall selling trends
  • Women' s wear
  • Women' s wear: accessories
  • Women' s wear: jeans
  • Women' s wear: general apparel
  • Women' s wear: sub-segments
  • Women' s wear: T-shirts
  • Women' s wear: dresses
  • Women' s wear: plus-size apparel
  • Women' s wear: uniforms
  • Women' s wear: the UK
  • Women' s wear: niche markets
  • Women' s wear: intimate apparel
  • Women' s wear: specialty
  • Men' s wear
  • Men' s wear: market
  • Men' s wear: formal wear
  • Men' s wear: T-shirts
  • Men' s wear: jeans and pants
  • Men' s wear: underwear
  • Children' s wear
  • Children' s wear: infants and toddlers
  • Children' s wear: teens
  • Children' s wear: market
  • Children' s wear: segments
  • Children' s wear: luxury
  • Children' s wear: the UK

Chapter 6 - Considerations for retailing apparel online

  • Repeat buyer versus new buyer
  • Consumer restrictions
  • Shopping longevity
  • Time of visit

Chapter 7 - Online apparel sales challenges

  • Fulfilment returns
  • The integration of systems
  • Consumer control
  • Diversifying operations
  • Customer service
  • Outsourcing
  • Poor fulfilment costs
  • E-fulfilment
  • Sizing issues
  • Technology
  • Customer sizing - measurements
  • Customer sizing - body scanning
  • Customer sizing - the virtual consumer
  • Large number of stock-keeping units (SKUs)
  • Outsourcing inventory management

Chapter 8 - Legislation

  • Trade advantages

Chapter 9 - The future

Chapter 10 - Conclusion

List of figures

  • Figure 1: US internet usage profile 2007 (% reporting type of use)
  • Figure 2: Barriers to online apparel shopping in 2007 (%)

List of tables

  • Table 1: Top online apparel destinations, week ending 28 June 2008
  • Table 2: Global conversion rate 2007 (% per sector)
  • Table 3: US online apparel sales 2006-2014 (US$bn)
  • Table 4: European Union apparel sales (online and total) 2006-2014 (US$bn and %)
  • Table 5: Global women' s apparel sales (online and total) 2006-2014 (US$bn and %)
  • Table 6: Global women' s apparel 2007 online sales by segment (US$bn and % change)
  • Table 7: Year-on-year change in dress sales by wearer size (%)
  • Table 8: European Union men' s apparel sales (online and total) 2006-2014 (US$bn and %)
  • Table 9: Hot global online apparel sales by category, year over year change, 2005-2007 (%)
  • Table 10: US online men' s jeans and pants sales 2006-2014 (US$m)
  • Table 11: US online children' s apparel sales 2006-2014 (m' s units and %)
  • Table 12: Global children' s apparel sales (online and total) 2006-2014 (US$bn)
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