Competitive Landscape
H&M Defends Leadership as Online Rivals Intensify the Pressure
Apparel and footwear specialists in Sweden remained fragmented in 2025. H&M Hennes & Mauritz Sverige continued to lead, holding a 13% retail value share in 2025, down from 16% in 2020, albeit with some fluctuation.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Apparel and Footwear Specialists industry in Sweden with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
If you're in the Apparel and Footwear Specialists industry in Sweden, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden?
- Which are the leading retailers in Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- How has the impact of COVID-19 and national lockdown impacted consumer demand?
- Which formats have benefited the most from stockpiling and enforced home seclusion?
- How will the wider economic impact of COVID-19 shape the retail landscape in the future?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Apparel and Footwear Specialists in Sweden - Category analysis
Key Data Insights
Apparel and Footwear Specialists Summary
Kappahl Leverages Zalando Partnership to Drive Digital Reach
H&M Pioneers Digital Twins to Boost Marketing Efficiency
Physical Sales Growth Despite Store Closures, but Digital Sales to Continue to Drive Momentum
Live Shopping and Omnichannel Tactics Boost Engagement and Service
H&M Defends Leadership as Online Rivals Intensify the Pressure
Retail in Sweden - Industry Overview
2025 Developments
Key Data Insights
Supermarkets Lead In-Store Sustainability While Price-Sensitivity Boosts Discounters
Ikea and H&M Invest in Ai to Improve Efficiency, Sustainability and Marketing
Retailers Attracting Value-Seeking Shoppers to Register Strong Growth Amidst a Polarisation of Demand Trend
Innovation through Partnerships Adds Dynamism to the Competitive Landscape
Informal Retail
Opening Hours for Physical Retail
Seasonality
Christmas
Black Friday/Black Week
Summer sales
Country Reports Disclaimer
Apparel and Footwear Specialists
Apparel and footwear specialists are chained or independent retail outlets with a primary focus on selling one or more of the following categories: clothing, footwear, and/or fashion accessories (costume jewellery, sunglasses, belts, hats, gloves, handbags, scarves, etc.). Apparel specialists include specialty apparel like wedding dress shops. Example brands include Primark, TJ Maxx, and Zara. Sportswear retailers, such as Adidas and Nike, are excluded from this channel and are included in Sports Goods Stores; this is due to the companies considering themselves sports companies as opposed to apparel companies.
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This report originates from Passport, our Apparel and Footwear Specialists research and analysis database.
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