Datamonitor's Womenswear in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the womenswear industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

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* Inform your business decisions

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Market Definition

The womenswear market consists of all garments made for women and girls. It includes both outer and under garments, but excludes infantswear, which is defined as clothing for children under two years of age. The main categories in the market are dresses, suits and coats, jackets, tops, shirts (including t-shirts, jumpers, etc.), skirts, blouses, sweatshirts, sweaters and underwear. The market’s value is calculated at retail selling price (RSP), and includes all taxes and levies. Any currency conversions used within this report have been calculated using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

Europe comprises Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Buyer Power 12
5.2 Supplier Power 13
5.3 New Entrants 14
5.4 Substitutes 15
5.5 Rivalry 16
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 17
6.1 Arcadia Group Limited 17
6.2 Marks and Spencer Group plc 19
6.3 H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB 21
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 24
7.1 Market Value Forecast 24
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 25
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 27
9.1 Methodology 27
9.2 Industry Associations 28
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 28

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom Womenswear Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: United Kingdom Womenswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: United Kingdom Womenswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Arcadia Group Limited 17
Table 5: Key Facts: Marks and Spencer Group plc 19
Table 6: Key Financials: Marks and Spencer Group plc 20
Table 7: Key Facts: Marks and Spencer Group plc 21
Table 8: Key Financials: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB 23
Table 9: United Kingdom Womenswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 24
Table 10: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 25
Table 11: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 25
Table 12: United Kingdom Inflation, 2002-2006 25
Table 13: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2002-2006 26