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Ethical Fashion: Why and How can the Fashion Industry Close its Elusive Loop?
Jun 2018
Long seen as niche, ethical fashion is now at a turning point. While consumers increasingly claim to try to have a positive impact through their purchases, a growing number of companies embrace the concept and are also becoming aware of the need to ...
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Apparel Accessories in Taiwan
Apr 2018
The shift away from formal styles of dressing and towards a more casual approach to attire, especially among younger consumers, is expected to have a major influence over sales in each of the individual apparel accessories categories over the ...
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World market for Apparel and Footwear
Apr 2018
The apparel and footwear industry saw a 1.2% value growth in 2017, an improvement over 2016. But at 3.1% in 2017, volume growth outpaces value growth. The market is indeed being fuelled by volumes as fast-fashion continues expanding in emerging ...
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Apparel Accessories in Chile
Mar 2018
Apparel accessories has grown in tandem with greater concern amongst Chilean consumers, especially the younger demographic, to maintain a good appearance in terms of clothing; where accessories play an important role when marking a style to ...
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Channel Overview in Apparel and Footwear
Mar 2018
Apparel and footwear distribution is heading towards a more symbiotic space, where off-line and online boundaries are disappearing. Specialist retailers remains the most important retail channel, boosted mostly by the continued athleisure trend. ...
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Apparel Accessories in Singapore
Mar 2018
Apparel accessories continued to grow in current value terms throughout the review period and in 2017, with the category being less affected by the economic situation compared to other areas of the apparel industry. Nevertheless, due to the hot and ...
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Apparel Accessories in South Africa
Mar 2018
Apparel accessories accounts for a small share of value sales within apparel, yet accessories are perceived as an important part of a person’s outfit. These small items are used as add-ons to increase the appeal of an outfit and make a fashion ...
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Apparel Accessories in the US
Mar 2018
Retail volume and current value sales continued to decrease in 2017, as consumers spent less on apparel accessories. With the move to sportswear and casual/comfortable attire, consumers saw apparel accessories as less essential items. The lack of ...
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Consumer Trends Shaping the Designer Apparel and Footwear Industry
Mar 2018
Designer apparel and footwear, like the entire luxury industry, is facing a challenging time as globally consumer preferences shift from ‘owning’ to ‘being’, and technologies reinvent the way people consume fashion and engage with brands. This may ...
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Apparel Accessories in the United Kingdom
Mar 2018
Many workplaces shifted away from a formal to a more informal and casual dress code, which had an impact on apparel accessories in 2017. The shift away from suits towards sportswear and jeans among men, for example, negatively impacted demand for ...
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Apparel Accessories in Hong Kong, China
Mar 2018
Although apparel accessories recorded a slight decline in current value terms in 2017, the performance was an improvement on the previous year. Belts recorded the best performance in current value terms in 2017, although it still recorded a decline. ...
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Apparel Accessories in Vietnam
Feb 2018
Although still dominated by unbranded products and counterfeits, apparel accessories witnessed healthy value growth in 2017, mainly thanks to increasing living standards and average incomes. Moreover, thanks to the strong development of social ...
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Apparel Accessories in the United Arab Emirates
Feb 2018
In 2017, uncertainty regarding the economy limited spending, as consumers indulged less in impulsive purchases and took advantage of currency fluctuations by buying luxury items in Western countries during their holidays. Therefore, growth of apparel...
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Apparel Accessories in Malaysia
Feb 2018
Islam is the official religion of Malaysia, with Muslims making up 61% of the population. Many Muslim women wear hijabs, traditional Islamic headscarves worn as a mark of modesty in the presence of adult males from outside their immediate families, ...
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Apparel Accessories in Egypt
Feb 2018
A lot of customers see apparel accessories as non-essential, so they rarely purchase new items. With the recent elevation of prices due to aggressive inflation in 2017, this category is expected to witness negative growth over the forecast period. ...
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Apparel Accessories in the Philippines
Feb 2018
Iconic luxury brands that enjoy global recognition and are perceived to confer a higher social status continued to gain popularity in apparel accessories in the Philippines in 2017. Prominent examples included Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Michael Kors, ...
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Apparel Accessories in Thailand
Feb 2018
Apart from their functionality, Thai consumers usually dress up with apparel accessories for the purpose of fashion in order to reflect one’s favourite mix and match style. The fast fashion and athleisure trends are helping to fuel demand within hats...
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Apparel Accessories in India
Feb 2018
Urban consumers in India became increasingly fashion conscious over the review period. This trend has largely benefited apparel accessories as accessories are now prominently being seen as a fashion statement by these consumers. Accessories can be ...
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Apparel Accessories in Sweden
Feb 2018
Scarves displayed the strongest growth during 2017 as Swedish men have shown a stronger interest in accessories that accompany their outfits. The watch trend has grown strongly in recent years as watches stand out as a signal of style, and there has ...
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Apparel Accessories in Ukraine
Feb 2018
In 2017 Ukraine reached a strong stabilisation phase following the highly tense, both politically and economically, years of 2014 and 2015 when consumer incomes were seriously affected by strong local currency devaluation. With incomes rising and ...
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