Global market review of children’s wear – forecasts to 2012

Global market review of children’s wear – forecasts to 2012

Children's wear retail sales within the top ten global retail markets is estimated to be growing at approximately 6-7% annually to reach a level of US$131.5bn by 2012.

This second edition study from just-style examines the global market for children's wear, which covers apparel targeted to children aged up to 14-years-old.

The report offers analysis and comparison of the latest market trends, focusing on the top markets, retailers and brands, as well as consumer buying behaviour. The report also looks at products, pricing and advertising in this sector and provides comprehensive market data, including forecasts to 2012.

Executive summary: We include a brief overview of the market, touching on demographics by country, emerging markets, trends and major players.

Chapter 1: Introduction - This chapter examines the top ten global children's wear retailers, as well as laying the groundwork for the coming chapters on the children's wear market. We also touch on trends to watch.

Chapter 2: Market overview - This chapter investigates the global market for children's wear, including top retailers, emerging markets, growth areas, consumers and price points. Exclusive interviews with key executives such as Andrea Potts, marketing manager, Wiliamson-Dickie Manufacturing and Robert Passikoff, founder and CEO, Brand Keys are also included.

Chapter 3: Analysis of the major markets - This chapter takes a competitive look at the top global markets within Europe, the US and Asia and provides individual retail comparisons of the top five children's wear markets through 2012, namely, the US, the UK, France, Japan, China and India.

Chapter 4: Product trends - This chapter includes information on trends in products, pricing and advertising, with brief discussions on areas of growth like outsizing, enhanced functionality of fabrics, high-end designer forays into the market and more.

Chapter 5: Key future trends - We look at trends such as luxury apparel, plus size, uniforms, functionality (technical fabrics), Tweens and boys' wear. We also include Q&A's with key executives in the industry.

Executive summary
The market
Demographics
The US
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Russia
Global

Chapter 1 Introduction
Trends to watch

Chapter 2 Market overview
Expert interviews

Chapter 3 Analysis of the major markets
The top global retail markets in 2006
Top six global children’s wear markets
The US
The UK
France
Japan
China
India

Chapter 4 Product trends
Buyer behaviour
Outsizing
Luxury
Discount/off-price specialty stores
Children’s wear -only specialty stores
Department stores
Expert interviews

Chapter 5 Key future trends
Luxury
Plus size
Uniforms
Functionality (technical fabrics)
Tweens
Boys’ wear
Emerging markets
Expert interviews

List of tables
Table 1: Top ten global children’s wear retailers 2006 (US$m, no. of stores and %)
Table 2: Top ten global markets* children’s wear retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 3: Top 30 global children’s wear retailers, 2006 (US$m, no. of stores and %)
Table 4: Top ten markets’ total retail sales, 2006 (US$bn)
Table 5: Top ten markets’ total apparel retail sales, 2006 (US$bn)
Table 6: Top ten markets’ total retail sales, 2012 (US$bn)
Table 7: Top ten markets’ total apparel retail sales, 2012 (US$bn)
Table 8: Top ten markets, total children’s apparel retail sales, 2012 (US$bn)
Table 9: Top ten global markets’ retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 10: US retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 11: US apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 12: US children’s wear apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 13: UK retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 14: UK apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 15: UK children’s wear retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 16: Top ten UK children’s wear retailers by market share, 2006 (%)
Table 17: France retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 18: France apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 19: France children’s wear apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 20: Japan retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 21: Japan apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 22: Japan children’s wear apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 23: China retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 24: China apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 25: China children’s wear apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 26: India retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 27: India apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)
Table 28: India children’s wear apparel retail sales, 2003-2012 (US$bn)