Hosiery

Store-based fashion retail is heavily concentrated in city-centre commercial areas or shopping malls. Diminished footfall, because of both growing e-commerce penetration and hybrid working arrangements following the COVID-19 pandemic can support…

Executive events, forums and union meetings have been reactivated post pandemic, and the trend in hosiery is the use of trendy stockings with vibrant colours and patterns: stripes, dots, cartoons and even fruits. Some businessmen mix them with the…

Hosiery, driven mainly by the non-sheer segment, has found itself in a challenging situation with weakening retail volume sales. Simultaneously, overall value is recording minimal growth. The stagnation in value and reduction in volume can be…

With consumers going out more than before, 2023 brought another year of growth for hosiery. In addition, given that the category is comprised of relatively inexpensive products, inflation was not a big factor for hosiery during the year. The category…

Hosiery remains a small and declining category in South Africa (in retail volume sales terms). Generally, hosiery will account for low share of shelf in most apparel and retail stores. Similarly, expansion potential is relatively limited as there is…

In 2020, although turning to decline, hosiery displayed remarkable resilience, standing out for its performance amongst various categories in apparel and footwear. This resilience stemmed from the continued demand for non-sheer hosiery, which became…

Despite the downturn in retail current value sales in 2022, which can be attributed to the impact of pandemic-induced restrictions, the alleviation of such measures in 2023 is poised to herald a resurgence for hosiery, culminating in a notable…

Non-sheer options dominate demand for hosiery in the United Arab Emirates, and continues to record stable growth rates. Demand is being driven by changing fashion preferences, especially among younger consumers, who increasingly choose bare legs or…

Hosiery is another category in negative volume growth, while value is better supported by inflationary factors. Both sheer hosiery and non-sheer hosiery are showing such slumps, with sheer hosiery performing slightly better by a tiny margin. That…

Retail volume sales of hosiery in Indonesia managed to achieve only modest growth in 2023, with demand remaining well below pre-pandemic levels. The category saw a better performance in 2021 and 2022, following the return of Indonesians to their…

Hosiery continued on its way towards recovery in 2023, after the steep decline in retail volume and current value sales recorded in 2020. The recovery started in 2021 and continued throughout 2022 as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic gradually…

2020 was a year of decline for overall apparel and footwear, but for hosiery it was a disaster. One-third of the category’s volume and value sales vanished in just this year. 2021 and 2022 also saw declines, although at a much slower rate. Even in…

With the lifting of the mask mandate in 2023 amid the waning impact of COVID-19 in South Korea, local consumer are enjoying outdoor activities, including participating in sports, without restrictions. In particular, demand for non-sheer hosiery has…

Filipinos, in general, are not fans of layering. Instead, the tropical climate of the Philippines means that they are usually fairly minimalist in terms of clothing. Hosiery products are widely seen to be too hot and often unnecessary to wear. As an…

Unlike many other apparel categories, hosiery is considered as a staple in wardrobes, with consumers regularly engaging in the purchase and replacement of these items. After seeing decline in 2020, the hosiery category has rebounded, and is set to be…

Sheer hosiery experiences a solid increase in 2023, rebounding from a slight dip in 2022. The growth gains momentum as employees transition back to the workplace under hybrid or back-to-the-workplace models. Unlike 2022, where remote work policies…

Hosiery witnessed an increase in current value growth in 2023 fuelled by price rises, but this only lowered consumer confidence forcing cutbacks on these products, alongside other apparel. The category was heavily impacted by COVID-19 as women spent…

As social restrictions have been removed in Hong Kong and consumers are gradually returning to their pre-pandemic routines, there has been a notable surge in demand for hosiery. After a period of reduced social interactions and remote working,…

Demand for hosiery improved significantly in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. The return of consumers to their physical offices boosted demand for sheer hosiery, as did an increase in the number of social outings, as tights tend to be…

A healthy lifestyle, increased levels of exercise (gym and outdoor) and participation in sports and more time spent outdoors boosted sales of functional and technical hosiery in the Czech Republic in 2023. Functional sheer hosiery that is designed to…