Hosiery

Retail volume and current value sales for hosiery declined in both 2020 and 2021 in South Africa. With tough economic conditions, high unemployment rates, and the impact of the pandemic leading to home seclusion, non-essential purchases experienced a…

In 2021, hosiery started to recover from the slump in retail volume and current value sales in 2020, caused by the disruption of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The pandemic drove a number of lifestyle changes in Turkey, as schools closed, many…

Volume sales of hosiery rose in 2021 as Moroccans gradually returned to their workplaces. Hosiery became part of female consumers’ work attire again, after many of them spent several months during 2020 working from home. Sales are always highest in…

While overall hosiery experienced declining demand due to home seclusion in 2020 and at the start of 2021, sheer hosiery recorded the weaker performance. This category tends to be supported by demand from female consumers in Israel, and as they were…

Hosiery recorded a modest performance compared to the declines of most other apparel categories in 2020, as it is a staple item (particularly the dominant non-sheer segment) that is used both inside and outside the home. In addition, non-sheer…

When China entered lockdown due to COVID-19 in 2020, many worldwide hosiery companies turned to Taiwan for their manufacturing orders, as Taiwanese manufacturing remains relatively cheap. However, as the COVID-19 situation became more stable in…

With society opening up in 2021 and people socialising and working in offices more, value sales increased strongly after the severe slump in value sales in 2021. Also, a significant portion of value sales of hosiery are impulse purchases and with…

Hosiery posted positive but rather disappointing value growth in 2021 in comparison with its double-digit decline in 2020, primarily due to the failed recovery of sheer hosiery, while the drop of non-sheer hosiery was curtailed twice in 2020. Women…

Hosiery experienced a marginal decline in demand in 2020. In line with the home seclusion trend due to restrictions on visiting the office or social gatherings, consumers did not prioritise purchases of these items. In particular, restrictions on…

Hosiery registered growth in both volume and value terms in Egypt during 2021 due to the stability in the number of COVID-19 cases and consumers starting to go out again. Children returned to schools and resumed activities, also supporting sales in…

In response to COVID-19, the Vietnamese government called for social distancing measures and regional lockdowns, including in large cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This prevented many people from working, studying and socialising as they…

Double-digit retail volume and current value growth in 2021 saw hosiery partially recover from the steep decline in sales in 2020. The slump in hosiery was caused by the drop in demand linked to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related…

The lockdown in Q1 of 2021 contributed to a slow recovery in sales for hosiery as consumers were encouraged to stay inside, with the exception of being allowed to practice sports or to take walks outdoors. The lifting of restrictions during Q2 of…

In 2021, as in 2020, the primary factor affecting hosiery was the ongoing channel shift from physical retailing towards e-commerce. COVID-19 helped to fuel a trend where consumers shied away from physical retail stores for safety reasons and moved…

Athletic hosiery, which is part of non-sheer hosiery, experienced the strongest recovery during 2021. The reason for this was the growth in the healthy living trend, which was driven by the pandemic. Although players in sheer hosiery did also recover…

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit hosiery extremely hard, as the occasions to wear such products declined dramatically. Working from home negatively impacted sales of sheer hosiery in particular, which is most often purchased by office workers. In…

Sheer hosiery experienced a steep decline in 2020 as lifestyles during the COVID-19 crisis encouraged consumers to shift towards less formal, more comfortable apparel and footwear. Although COVID-19 related restrictions were eased in 2021 as the…

After a difficult 2020, which was marked by the pandemic and the associated restrictions on store operations, sales of hosiery were strongly revived in 2021 due to the gradual reopening of the local economy and increasing mobility outside of the…

With life gradually returning to more normal conditions in 2021 and consumers returning to work and socialising more often the demand for hosiery also increased and the category registered robust retail value sales growth. However, sales growth for…

Home seclusion due to COVID-19 resulted in heavy losses for sheer hosiery in 2020. Ongoing restrictions in the early months of 2021 meant women continued to see fewer opportunities to wear skirts and dresses, thus continuing to limit demand for sheer…