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Now in its seventh edition, this report explores the top digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this edition touch on topics such as second-hand shopping, community group buying,…
COVID-19 and consequent lockdowns brought about a shift in consumer purchasing habits, both in terms of what people chose to buy and how much they were buying. In 2021, as Turkish society began to gradually reopen, some of these habits saw reversals,…
Womenswear recovered strongly and surpassed the pre-pandemic (2019) level of sales in both volume and current value terms in 2021, driven by the release of consumers’ pent-up demand, as they revamped their wardrobes and returned to normal life when…
Sports apparel and footwear continued to outperform the wider apparel and footwear industry even with rising inflation and decreasing consumer confidence in 2022. Following the drastic drop amidst the pandemic in 2020, sales of sportswear then leapt,…
Menswear surpassed the pre-pandemic level of sales in both volume and current value terms in 2021, driven by the release of consumers’ pent-up demand, which built during the pandemic-related restrictions. However, growth in menswear stalled in 2022,…
In 2021, consumers increasingly shopped for jeans both in-store and online for their return to out-of-home events, as many pandemic restrictions on in-store shopping were eased, and in-person events and domestic travel, at least for vaccinated…
Compared with other apparel and footwear categories, such as suits and premium jeans, hosiery showed relatively greater resilience in 2020, as many consumers still wanted to wear socks or needed to replace their old ones even when working from home.…
Following the drastic drop in sales amidst the pandemic in 2020, sales of footwear, especially sports footwear, then leapt in 2021, driven by the release of consumers’ pent-up demand to revamp their wardrobes and return to normal life when…
Childrenswear in the US recovered fully from the health and economic toll imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, returning to the pre-pandemic levels of volume and current value sales. However, in 2022 inflation was the prominent factor hampering…
Following a steep decline in 2020, which was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, apparel and footwear in the US registered a sharp increase in 2021, and surpassed the pre-pandemic (2019) level of sales in both volume and current value terms, driven by…
Sales of apparel accessories saw a sharp current value decline in 2020, as there was almost no demand for such products, except for face masks, which drove volume growth. The category saw only a modest return to current value growth in 2021, and was…
Womenswear, as a product area as a whole, is set to record double-digit growth in retail value sales in 2022. Most COVID-19 related public safety measures were rolled back in early 2022 and consumers resumed pre-pandemic lifestyles. Office wear, such…
Sportswear is set to record solid growth in retail value sales in 2022, albeit at a lower rate compared to 2020 and 2021 as demand for formal workwear has increased since the resumption of work at the office following the lifting of pandemic-related…
Menswear, as a product area as a whole, sees further growth in retail value sales in 2022 following a strong recovery in 2021. As governments rolled back most COVID-19 related public safety measures in early 2022 and consumers resumed pre-pandemic…
After a strong recovery in 2021, jeans is set to record healthy growth in retail volume and current value sales in 2022. Consumers look to jeans as staple wear inside and outside the home. More casual attire norms in workplaces also encourage the…
The first half of 2022 saw women transition back to the workplace and social activities, with a corresponding upturn in demand for sheer hosiery. The growth in demand and increase in consumer e-commerce activity benefited domestic brands such as…
After a strong rebound in 2021, footwear is set to register lower, albeit healthy growth in retail volume and current value terms in 2022. Governments rolled back most COVID-19 related public safety measures in early 2022 and people returned to…
The key back-to-school season for childrenswear was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. However, the season renewed its importance to the performance of the category more fully in 2022 as schools in most regions resumed in-class…
After a strong recovery in 2021, 2022 sees a fuller recovery in demand for apparel and footwear in Canada. Whilst 2021 was marked by periods of COVID-19 outbreaks and public safety measures such as public mask mandates, Canadian governments lifted…
In 2020, apparel accessories recorded dynamic retail volume and strong retail current value growth. However, this was wholly due to the performance of fabric face masks (“other” apparel accessories), the wearing of which was mandatory, outside the…