Childrenswear in the United Kingdom, Datamonitor

Introduction


Childrenswear in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2005-09, and forecast to 2014). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United Kingdom childrenswear market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights


*The childrenswear market includes baby clothing, boys activewear, boys casual wear, boys essentials, boys formalwear, boys formalwear-occasion, boys outerwear, girls activewear, girls casual wear, girls essentials, girls formalwear-occasion, girls outerwear and toddler clothing. Market values are calculated at retail selling price (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average 2009 exchange rates.

*The UK childrenswear market generated total revenues of $8.4 billion in 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.8% for the period spanning 2005-2009.

*Sales by clothing, footwear, sportswear and accessories retailers proved the most lucrative for the UK childrenswear market in 2009, with total revenues of $6.8 billion, equivalent to 81.6% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 1.1% for the five-year period 2009-2014, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $8.8 billion by the end of 2014.

Features


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Leading company profiles reveal details of key childrenswear market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United Kingdom economy

Key Questions Answered


What was the size of the United Kingdom childrenswear market by value in 2009?

What will be the size of the United Kingdom childrenswear market in 2014?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom childrenswear market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

How large is the United Kingdom’s childrenswear market in relation to its regional counterparts?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 11
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 12
Summary 12
Buyer power 13
Supplier power 14
New entrants 15
Substitutes 16
Rivalry 17
LEADING COMPANIES 18
Asda Stores Limited 18
Gap, Inc. 21
Mothercare plc 25
NEXT plc 28
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 31
MARKET FORECASTS 32
Market value forecast 32
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 33
APPENDIX 35
Methodology 35
Industry associations 36
Related Datamonitor research 36
Disclaimer 37
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 38
Premium Reports 38
Summary Reports 38
Datamonitor consulting 38

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United Kingdom childrenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Asda Stores Limited: key facts 18
Table 4: Asda Stores Limited: key financials ($) 19
Table 5: Asda Stores Limited: key financial ratios 19
Table 6: Gap, Inc.: key facts 21
Table 7: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 22
Table 8: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 23
Table 9: Mothercare plc: key facts 25
Table 10: Mothercare plc: key financials ($) 26
Table 11: Mothercare plc: key financials (£) 26
Table 12: Mothercare plc: key financial ratios 26
Table 13: NEXT plc: key facts 28
Table 14: NEXT plc: key financials ($) 29
Table 15: NEXT plc: key financials (£) 29
Table 16: NEXT plc: key financial ratios 29
Table 17: United Kingdom childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 31
Table 18: United Kingdom childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 32
Table 19: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09 33
Table 20: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 21: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 33
Table 22: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09 34
Table 23: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 34
Table 24: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09 34

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom childrenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 12
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 14
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 16
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 17
Figure 9: Asda Stores Limited: revenues & profitability 20
Figure 10: Asda Stores Limited: assets & liabilities 20
Figure 11: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 12: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 13: Mothercare plc: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 14: Mothercare plc: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 15: NEXT plc: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 16: NEXT plc: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 17: United Kingdom childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 31
Figure 18: United Kingdom childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 32