Apparel and Footwear in South Korea

Apparel and Footwear in South Korea

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Apparel and footwear impacted by market maturity

Outdoor products might need some restyling or rebranding

International brands lead but Uniqlo suffers from the Japanese products boycott

TV homeshopping doing well, but e-commerce still most dynamic

Promotion and marketing becoming ever more important

MARKET DATA

Table 1 Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 2 Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 3 Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 4 Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Apparel and Footwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Apparel and Footwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 7 Distribution of Apparel and Footwear by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 8 Distribution of Apparel and Footwear by Format and Category: % Value 2019
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Apparel and Footwear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

APPENDIX

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

DEFINITIONS

SOURCES

Summary 1 Research Sources

Womenswear in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Rising levels of female employment mean more women are looking for smarter clothing

Female consumers show a greater liking for environmentally- and animal-friendly apparel and footwear

Internet retailing holds a strong position in womenswear

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Frl Korea maintains its leading position in womenswear

Luxury brands and private label lines doing well in womenswear

Ssangbangwool & Try acquires women’s underwear player Namyeung Vivien

CATEGORY DATA

Table 13 Sales of Womenswear by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 14 Sales of Womenswear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 15 Sales of Womenswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 16 Sales of Womenswear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Womenswear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Womenswear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Women's Nightwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Women's Nightwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Women's Outerwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Women's Outerwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Women’s Swimwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 24 LBN Brand Shares of Women’s Swimwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Women's Underwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Women's Underwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 27 Forecast Sales of Womenswear by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 28 Forecast Sales of Womenswear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Womenswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Womenswear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Menswear in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Younger South Korean men more likely to do their own clothes shopping

Men’s suits continues to be a victim of the casualisation trend

LG Group’s ThinQ Fit technology enables consumers to see how clothing would look on them

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Frl Korea loses leading position due to boycott of Japanese goods

Calvin Klein Underwear enjoys a good year

Fast fashion brands less important in menswear

CATEGORY DATA

Table 31 Sales of Menswear by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 32 Sales of Menswear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 33 Sales of Menswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 34 Sales of Menswear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 35 NBO Company Shares of Menswear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 36 LBN Brand Shares of Menswear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 37 NBO Company Shares of Men’s Nightwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 38 LBN Brand Shares of Men’s Nightwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Men’s Outerwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Men’s Outerwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 41 NBO Company Shares of Men’s Swimwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 42 LBN Brand Shares of Men’s Swimwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 43 NBO Company Shares of Men’s Underwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 44 LBN Brand Shares of Men’s Underwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 45 Forecast Sales of Menswear by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 46 Forecast Sales of Menswear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Menswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Menswear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Childrenswear in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Childrenswear in South Korea continues to be impacted by a low birth rate

Department stores still an important channel for childrenswear

Large second-hand market for childrenswear in South Korea

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Domestic brands have a strong presence in childrenswear

Players being negatively affected by the low birth rate

Hansaedreams records strong growth

CATEGORY DATA

Table 49 Sales of Childrenswear by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 50 Sales of Childrenswear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 51 Sales of Childrenswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 52 Sales of Childrenswear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 53 NBO Company Shares of Childrenswear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 54 LBN Brand Shares of Childrenswear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 55 Forecast Sales of Childrenswear by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 56 Forecast Sales of Childrenswear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 57 Forecast Sales of Childrenswear by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 58 Forecast Sales of Childrenswear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Sportswear in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Sports-inspired and performance apparel doing well, outdoorwear close to stagnation

Products like laundry detergents helping the sportswear performance

Lotte Department Incheon Terminal Outlet looks to attract shoppers with its Fitness Square

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

adidas and Nike continue to lead sportswear

Fila continues to record strong growth

Local brands enjoy success through Asian fit design and affordable unit prices

CATEGORY DATA

Table 59 Sales of Sportswear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 60 Sales of Sportswear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 61 NBO Company Shares of Sportswear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 62 LBN Brand Shares of Sportswear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 63 Distribution of Sportswear by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 64 Forecast Sales of Sportswear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 65 Forecast Sales of Sportswear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Jeans in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Casualwear trend favours jeans, but standard brands are struggling

Protection from the cold and the “Newtro” trend are among the main drivers in jeans

Consumers less minded to choose jeggings

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Frl Korea remains the leading player but loses share to boycott of Japanese brands

Fast fashion lines and local products increasing their presence

Jeans for summer being introduced by local brands

CATEGORY DATA

Table 66 Sales of Jeans by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 67 Sales of Jeans by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 68 Sales of Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 69 Sales of Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 70 Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 71 Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 72 Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 73 Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 74 Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 75 Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 76 Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 77 Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 78 NBO Company Shares of Jeans: % Value 2015-2019
Table 79 LBN Brand Shares of Jeans: % Value 2016-2019
Table 80 Forecast Sales of Jeans by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 81 Forecast Sales of Jeans by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 82 Forecast Sales of Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 83 Forecast Sales of Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 84 Forecast Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 85 Forecast Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 86 Forecast Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 87 Forecast Sales of Men’s Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 88 Forecast Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 89 Forecast Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 90 Forecast Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 91 Forecast Sales of Women’s Jeans by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Hosiery in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Little change in maturing hosiery category in South Korea

Hosiery sales fall somewhere between planned and impulse

TV homeshopping expanding

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Ssangbangwool & Try acquires Namyeung Vivien

Luxury and premium brands making limited headway in hosiery

Players and brands tend to stick with their retail channels

CATEGORY DATA

Table 92 Sales of Hosiery by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 93 Sales of Hosiery by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 94 Sales of Hosiery by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 95 Sales of Hosiery by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 96 NBO Company Shares of Hosiery: % Value 2015-2019
Table 97 LBN Brand Shares of Hosiery: % Value 2016-2019
Table 98 Forecast Sales of Hosiery by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 99 Forecast Sales of Hosiery by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 100 Forecast Sales of Hosiery by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 101 Forecast Sales of Hosiery by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Apparel Accessories in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Ties continues to struggle in apparel accessories

Accessorising and increasing leisure time boost sales

Change in legislation affects gift purchases of apparel accessories

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

MLB receives a boost from Chinese tourists buying its products

Fast fashion lines have a slightly more limited presence in apparel accessories

High-end luxury brands are more affordable in apparel accessories

CATEGORY DATA

Table 102 Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 103 Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 104 Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 105 Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 106 NBO Company Shares of Apparel Accessories: % Value 2015-2019
Table 107 LBN Brand Shares of Apparel Accessories: % Value 2016-2019
Table 108 Forecast Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 109 Forecast Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 110 Forecast Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 111 Forecast Sales of Apparel Accessories by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Footwear in South Korea

HEADLINES

PROSPECTS

Interest in luxury branded footwear increasing

Multi-brand retailers performing well

E-commerce putting pressure on unit prices

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Sportswear brands continue to lead footwear

Unbranded footwear continues to gain ground

E Land World expanding into footwear

CATEGORY DATA

Table 112 Sales of Footwear by Category: Volume 2014-2019
Table 113 Sales of Footwear by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 114 Sales of Footwear by Category: % Volume Growth 2014-2019
Table 115 Sales of Footwear by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 116 NBO Company Shares of Footwear: % Value 2015-2019
Table 117 LBN Brand Shares of Footwear: % Value 2016-2019
Table 118 Distribution of Footwear by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 119 Forecast Sales of Footwear by Category: Volume 2019-2024
Table 120 Forecast Sales of Footwear by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 121 Forecast Sales of Footwear by Category: % Volume Growth 2019-2024
Table 122 Forecast Sales of Footwear by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

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