Apparel, Clothing and Footwear

Following notable declines in 2020 due to the closure of store-based retailers and home seclusion, apparel and footwear in Poland registered a marked improvement in sales in 2021 due to the gradual reopening of the local economy, after…

In 2021, apparel and footwear did not recover as quickly as had been anticipated from the marked decline witnessed in the previous year, as the Portuguese market was hit by a new lockdown in the first quarter. In fact, the new lockdown had an even…

In 2021, apparel and footwear retail volume and value sales rose. While this increase in sales is not enough to compensate for the loss in sales in the previous year, it is a first step in recovery. The key driver to the growth in demand for apparel…

During 2021, many consumers gradually returned to their pre-pandemic routine. Many businesses resumed operations due to a high percentage of Israelis being vaccinated, and people returned to spending time outdoors, in restaurants, concerts, weddings,…

Norway was less affected than many countries by the pandemic in 2020, resulting in overall stagnation in volume sales terms. As a result, the bounce back in 2021 was not as noticeable as in many countries. Naturally, the categories affected the most…

With retail stores closed and Greece in lockdown up till mid May 2021 apparel and footwear sales posted only a moderate recovery from the heavy losses seen in 2020. After stores re-opened there was an increase in footfall and sales, but the recovery…

COVID-19 has been the catalyst for a rapid change in consumer behaviour in Thailand, with the pandemic impacting the local economy, the ability for consumers to move freely and restricting entry to the key target audience of inbound tourism. Further…

In 2021, many cities and provinces in Vietnam went into a lockdown, including Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, from May to September. During the lockdown, apparel and footwear specialist retailers and department stores were required to close. However,…

Having declined sharply during 2020 due to disruption arising from the pandemic and the economic shock that it engendered, retail current value sales of apparel and footwear rebounded strongly in 2021 but remained below their pre-pandemic level. In…

While apparel and footwear registered a significant increase in value sales in 2021, a sizeable part of this growth was driven by one of the highest rates of inflation in the world. Volume sales also increased in 2021, after a significant decline in…

While overall demand for apparel and footwear improved in 2021 compared to the drastic declines of the previous year due to home seclusion, a trend already noted pre-pandemic remained a considerable threat to the industry, namely increasing price…

After collapsing in 2020 due to lockdown and the closure of non-essential outlets during the first half of the year, apparel and footwear sales bounced back in France during 2021. This was despite witnessing a further four months of home confinement…

Apparel and footwear is one of the most affected industries as a result of the pandemic in Chile. It is important to highlight that Chile was already experiencing a period of recession that began in 2018, resulting in a fall in local consumption and…

Sales of apparel and footwear are expected to grow in Singapore in both retail volume and current value terms in 2021 overall, after being hit hard in 2020 by COVID-19 and associated restrictions. In 2021, Singapore upgraded its GDP growth forecast…

The fashion industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis and received less government support than other industries. The impact has been seen in the form of price increases, the decreasing size of shops and store closures. While sales declined…

Apparel and footwear in Nigeria saw a return to growth in 2020 although demand remained weak. A relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions on physical working and social events which had impacted sales in 2020 helped drive demand in 2021, with consumers once…

The fast-spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continued to limit consumer movement and dampen economic activity in Turkey in 2021. Overall, apparel and footwear continued to be affected by lockdown measures and pressure on disposable incomes due…

2021 was a transition year for apparel and footwear in Canada, with companies, retailers and consumers taking a major step forward in recovering from the reduction in spending seen in a Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-impacted 2020. Despite third and…

2021 was a year of some degree of recovery for apparel retailers countrywide. Apart from three months lost during the summer due to the second wave of COVID-19, the pandemic situation was largely quite stable, and government restrictions on mobility…

Despite the Taiwan government largely having the COVID-19 virus under control in 2020, cases started to spiral in 2021, particularly affecting the country between May – August 2021, leading the government to impose lockdowns from May 2021 onwards. As…