Ajouter aux favoris   Ajouter cette page à mon bookmark --- SOCIAL BOOKMARKING --- Digg Furl del.icio.us Netscape

The value sector commands a fifth of the clothing market - virtually double its share of 1999. But the value clothing market faces one of its most challenging years. After four years of relatively strong growth in the clothing market, much of it driven by the value retailers, in 2005 a downturn in consumer spending, plus rising costs, is making trading much more difficult for clothing retailers - and this includes value retailers. The value sector is becoming a two tier market with the Top Seven controlling two fifths of the market.

Table of Contents
KEY FINDINGS................................................................................................................ 1
MAIN CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 2
MARKET ANALYSIS ...................................................................................................... 4
CLOTHING MARKET TRENDS................................................................................................ 4
MARKET DEFINITION & CLOTHING MARKET TRENDS.............................................................. 5
VALUE CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SALES MIX............................................................. 7
STORE NUMBERS & SPACE ................................................................................................. 8
COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 9
MARKET SHARES ................................................................................................................ 9
OPERATING MARGINS AND SALES DENSITIES...................................................................... 13
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS ............................................................................................. 14
SPACE ALLOCATION.......................................................................................................... 15
ADVERTISING MEDIA EXPENDITURE.................................................................................... 18
OUTLOOK ..................................................................................................................... 19
THREATS TO VALUE/VOLUME MODEL 2005 ........................................................................ 19
STRATEGIC ISSUES AND RESPONSES ................................................................................. 20
CONSOLIDATION ............................................................................................................... 26
ETHEL AUSTIN............................................................................................................. 29
GEORGE AT ASDA ...................................................................................................... 34
MATALAN......................................................................................................................40
MK ONE .........................................................................................................................46
NEW LOOK....................................................................................................................51
PRIMARK.......................................................................................................................57
QS & BEWISE................................................................................................................62
TESCO...........................................................................................................................70
THE OFFICERS CLUB..................................................................................................75
THE PEACOCK GROUP (PEACOCKS & BONMARCHÉ)..........................................79
TJ HUGHES ...................................................................................................................87
TK MAXX........................................................................................................................92
GLOSSARY....................................................................................................................97
INDEX............................................................................................................................99