Datamonitor's Womenswear in the United States 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

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

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.

For the purpose of this report the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the US.

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

Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The global figure comprises the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

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 Levi Strauss & Co. 17
6.2 Sara Lee Corporation 20
6.3 Liz Claiborne, Inc. 23
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 27
7.1 Market Value Forecast 27
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 28
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 29
9.1 Methodology 29
9.2 Industry Associations 30
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Womenswear Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: United States Womenswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: United States Womenswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Levi Strauss & Co. 17
Table 5: Key Financials: Levi Strauss & Co. 19
Table 6: Key Facts: Sara Lee Corporation 20
Table 7: Key Financials: Sara Lee Corporation 22
Table 8: Key Facts: Liz Claiborne, Inc. 23
Table 9: Key Financials: Liz Claiborne, Inc. 26
Table 10: United States Womenswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 27
Table 11: United States Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 28
Table 12: United States GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 28
Table 13: United States Inflation, 2002-2006 28