Datamonitor's Womenswear in Australia 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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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.

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

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 Liz Claiborne, Inc. 20
6.3 Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation 24

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: Australia Womenswear Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: Australia Womenswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: Australia Womenswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 11
Table 4: The Impact of Buyer Power on Australian Womenswear Market, 2006 12
Table 5: The Impact of Supplier Power on Australian Womenswear Market, 2006 13
Table 6: The Impact of New Entrants on Australian Womenswear Market, 2006 14
Table 7: The Impact of Substitutes on Australian Womenswear Market, 2006 15
Table 8: The Impact of Rivalry on Australian Womenswear Market, 2006 16
Table 9: Key Facts: Levi Strauss & Co. 17
Table 10: Key Financials: Levi Strauss & Co. 19
Table 11: Key Facts: Liz Claiborne, Inc. 20
Table 12: Key Financials: Liz Claiborne, Inc. 23
Table 13: Key Facts: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation 24
Table 14: Key Financials: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation 26
Table 15: Australia Womenswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 27
Table 16: Australia Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 28
Table 17: Australia GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 28
Table 18: Australia Exchange Rate, 2002-2006 28