Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Disclosure | 2 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 17 | 1 |
| Key Findings | 17 | 1 |
| Main Conclusions | 18 | 4 |
| CHAPTER 2 MARKET ANALYSIS | 22 | 1 |
| Clothing Market Definitions | 22 | 1 |
| Clothing Market Growth | 25 | 3 |
| Retail Distribution of Clothing | 27 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 3 COMPANY DATA ANALYSIS | 29 | 1 |
| Market Shares | 29 | 5 |
| Operating Margins | 34 | 1 |
| Sales Densities | 35 | 1 |
| Space Growth | 36 | 1 |
| Key Operating Statistics | 37 | 1 |
| Womenswear Space Allocation | 37 | 3 |
| Advertising Media Expenditure | 40 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 4 OUTLOOK | 41 | 1 |
| Issues for Fashion Multiples | 41 | 2 |
| Advertising Shift | 42 | 1 |
| Stagnant Market | 43 | 2 |
| Sourcing Costs | 44 | 2 |
| Demographic Trends | 46 | 3 |
| Sales Density Declines | 48 | 1 |
| Location Strategy | 48 | 2 |
| Overseas Expansion-Is it Profitable? | 50 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 5 FAT FACE | 52 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 52 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 54 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 55 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 58 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 60 | 1 |
| Marketing & Operations | 61 | 2 |
| Outlook | 62 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 6 FRENCH CONNECTION | 64 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 64 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 66 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 67 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 70 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 74 | 2 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 77 | 2 |
| Outlook | 78 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 7 HOBBS | 80 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 80 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 82 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 83 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 85 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 88 | 1 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 89 | 2 |
| Outlook | 90 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 8 INDITEX UK | 92 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 92 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 93 | 2 |
| Trading Record | 95 | 3 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 99 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 101 | 5 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 105 | 1 |
| Outlook | 106 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 9 JANE NORMAN | 107 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 107 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 108 | 2 |
| Trading Record | 110 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 112 | 1 |
| Space Allocation | 113 | 3 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 115 | 1 |
| Outlook | 116 | 2 |
| CHAPTER 10 MONSOON | 118 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 118 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 120 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 121 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 124 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 127 | 2 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 128 | 1 |
| Outlook | 129 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 11 PHASE EIGHT | 130 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 130 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 132 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 133 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 135 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 137 | 1 |
| Management, Marketing & Operations | 138 | 1 |
| Outlook | 139 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 12 REISS | 140 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 140 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 142 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 143 | 1 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 145 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 147 | 1 |
| Marketing & Operations | 148 | 1 |
| Outlook | 149 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 13 RIVER ISLAND | 150 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 150 | 1 |
| Market Shares | 152 | 1 |
| Trading Record | 153 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 156 | 1 |
| Space Allocation | 158 | 3 |
| Marketing & Operations | 160 | 1 |
| Outlook | 161 | 1 |
| CHAPTER 14 TED BAKER | 162 | 1 |
| Company Overview | 162 | 2 |
| Market Shares | 164 | 2 |
| Trading Record | 165 | 2 |
| Store Portfolio & Retail Proposition | 169 | 2 |
| Space Allocation | 172 | 3 |
| Marketing & Operations | 174 | 2 |
| Outlook | 175 | 2 |
| GLOSSARY | 178 | 1 |
Tables |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Womenswear clothing market definition 2008 | 22 | 1 |
| Menswear clothing market definitions 2008 | 23 | 1 |
| Childrenswear market definition 2008 | 23 | 1 |
| Accessories market definition 2008 | 24 | 1 |
| Clothing market growth at current prices 2002-2007e | 25 | 1 |
| Clothing market growth at constant 2003 prices 2002-2007e | 25 | 1 |
| Clothing market deflation 2002-2007e | 26 | 1 |
| Retail distribution of clothing expenditure 2006 and 2007e | 27 | 1 |
| UK Clothing market performance by segment 2007e | 28 | 1 |
| Fashion multiples UK clothing market shares 2002-2007e | 29 | 1 |
| Fashion multiples UK womenswear market shares 2002-2007e | 30 | 1 |
| Fashion multiples UK menswear market shares 2002-2007e | 31 | 1 |
| Fashion multiples key UK operating statistics 2006/07 | 37 | 1 |
| Womenswear space allocation % 2007 | 38 | 1 |
| Fashion multiples advertising total and by media type 2006 | 40 | 1 |
| Changing population by age band 2007-2012 | 46 | 1 |
| Impact of population distribution shifts 2007-2012 | 47 | 1 |
| Selected Major Shopping Centre Openings 2008 | 49 | 1 |
| Presence in international markets 2008 | 50 | 1 |
| Fat Face company overview 2008 | 52 | 1 |
| Fat Face UK key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 53 | 1 |
| Fat Face trading record 2003-2008e | 55 | 1 |
| Fat Face UK store profile 2003e-2008e | 58 | 1 |
| Fat Face retail proposition 2008 | 59 | 1 |
| Fat Face space allocation 2007 | 60 | 1 |
| French Connection company overview 2008 | 64 | 1 |
| French Connection UK key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 65 | 1 |
| French Connection trading record 2003-2008e | 67 | 1 |
| French Connection UK store profile 2003-2008e | 70 | 1 |
| French Connection European store analysis 2003-2008e | 71 | 1 |
| French Connection retail proposition 2008 | 72 | 1 |
| Nicole Farhi retail proposition 2008 | 73 | 1 |
| TOAST retail proposition 2008 | 73 | 1 |
| Great Plains retail proposition 2008 | 74 | 1 |
| FCUK space allocation 2007 | 74 | 1 |
| FCUK (Concession) space allocation 2007 | 76 | 1 |
| Hobbs Company Overview 2008 | 80 | 1 |
| Hobbs UK key operating statistics 2002-2007 | 81 | 1 |
| Hobbs Limited (UK only) trading record 2002-2007 | 83 | 1 |
| Hobbs UK store profile 2002-2007 | 85 | 1 |
| Hobbs UK store analysis 2002-2007 | 85 | 1 |
| Hobbs retail proposition 2008 | 87 | 1 |
| Hobbs space allocation 2007 | 88 | 1 |
| Inditex UK company overview 2008 | 92 | 1 |
| Inditex UK key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 93 | 1 |
| Zara UK trading record 2003-2008e | 95 | 1 |
| Massimo Dutti UK trading record 2004-2008e | 95 | 1 |
| Inditex UK store profile 2003-2008e | 99 | 1 |
| Inditex UK store profile by brands 2003-2008e | 99 | 1 |
| Zara retail proposition 2008 | 100 | 1 |
| Zara space allocation 2007 | 101 | 1 |
| Massimo Dutti space allocation 2007 | 102 | 1 |
| Bershka space allocation 2007 | 104 | 1 |
| Jane Norman company overview 2008 | 107 | 1 |
| Jane Norman key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 108 | 1 |
| Jane Norman trading record 2003-2008e | 110 | 1 |
| Estimate of Jane Norman UK store profile 2003-2008 | 112 | 1 |
| Jane Norman store analysis by format 2003-2008 | 112 | 1 |
| Jane Norman retail proposition 2008 | 113 | 1 |
| Jane Norman space allocation 2007 | 113 | 1 |
| Monsoon company overview 2008 | 118 | 1 |
| Monsoon UK key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 119 | 1 |
| Monsoon trading record 2003-2008e | 121 | 1 |
| Monsoon UK store profile 2004-2008e | 124 | 1 |
| Monsoon UK store analysis 2004-2008e | 124 | 1 |
| Monsoon retail proposition 2008 | 126 | 1 |
| Monsoon Space Allocation 2007 | 127 | 1 |
| Phase Eight company overview 2008 | 130 | 1 |
| Phase Eight key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 131 | 1 |
| Phase Eight trading record 2003-2008e | 133 | 1 |
| Phase Eight UK store profile 2003-2008e | 135 | 1 |
| Phase Eight UK store analysis 2003-2008e | 135 | 1 |
| Phase Eight retail proposition 2008 | 136 | 1 |
| Phase Eight space allocation 2007 | 137 | 1 |
| Reiss company overview 2008 | 140 | 1 |
| Reiss key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 141 | 1 |
| Reiss trading record 2003-2008e | 143 | 1 |
| Reiss UK store profile 2003-2008e | 145 | 1 |
| Reiss store analysis 2003e-2008e | 145 | 1 |
| Reiss retail proposition 2008 | 146 | 1 |
| Reiss space allocation 2007 | 147 | 1 |
| River Island company overview 2008 | 150 | 1 |
| River Island key operating statistics 2002-2007e | 151 | 1 |
| River Island trading record 2002-2007e | 153 | 1 |
| River Island UK store portfolio 2002-2007e | 156 | 1 |
| River Island retail proposition 2008 | 157 | 1 |
| River Island space allocation 2007 | 158 | 1 |
| River Island (Superstore) space allocation 2007 | 159 | 1 |
| Ted Baker company overview 2008 | 162 | 1 |
| Ted Baker UK key operating statistics 2003-2008e | 163 | 1 |
| Ted Baker trading record 2003-2008e | 165 | 1 |
| Ted Baker UK store profile 2003-2008e | 169 | 1 |
| Ted Baker store analysis by format 2003-2008e | 169 | 1 |
| Ted Baker retail proposition 2008 | 171 | 1 |
| Ted Baker (Concession) space allocation 2007 | 173 | 1 |
| GLOSSARY | 178 | 2 |
| Abbreviations | 179 | 1 |
Graphs |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Figure 1: Clothing Market Share Change 2006-2007e | 31 | 1 |
| Figure 2: Womenswear Market Share Change 2006-2007e | 32 | 1 |
| Figure 3: Menswear Market Share Change 2006-2007e | 33 | 1 |
| Figure 4: Fashion Multiples Operating Margins Year End 2006/07 | 34 | 1 |
| Figure 5: Fashion Multiples UK Sales Densities 2006/07e | 35 | 1 |
| Figure 6: Fashion Multiples Space Growth % 2006/07e On 2005/06 | 36 | 1 |
| Figure 7: Issues For Fashion Multiples 2008 | 41 | 1 |
| Figure 8: Real Disposable Income 1997-2007e | 43 | 1 |
| Figure 9: Strategies For Growth 2008 | 44 | 1 |
| Figure 10: Fat Face Market Shares 2002-2007e | 54 | 1 |
| Figure 11: Fat Face womenswear sales (ex VAT)-years to May 2003e-2008e | 56 | 1 |
| Figure 12: Fat Face menswear sales (ex VAT)-years to May 2003e-2008e | 57 | 1 |
| Figure 13: Fat Face Clothing Space As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 61 | 1 |
| Figure 14: French Connection Menswear, Womenswear And Clothing Market Shares 2002-2007e | 66 | 1 |
| Figure 15: FCUK womenswear sales (ex VAT)-years to Jan 2003-2008e | 69 | 1 |
| Figure 16: FCUK menswear sales (ex VAT)-years to January 2003-2008e | 70 | 1 |
| Figure 17: FCUK clothing space allocation, as % of total store space 2007 | 75 | 1 |
| Figure 18: FCUK (Concession) clothing space allocation, as % of total store space 2007 | 77 | 1 |
| Figure 19: Hobbs Clothing And Womenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 82 | 1 |
| Figure 20: Hobbs UK womenswear sales (ex VAT)-years to January 2002-2007 | 84 | 1 |
| Figure 21: Hobbs Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 88 | 1 |
| Figure 22: Inditex UK Clothing Market Shares 2002-2007e | 93 | 1 |
| Figure 23: Inditex UK Menswear , Womenswear And Childrenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 94 | 1 |
| Figure 24: Zara/Bershka/Massimo Dutti Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)- Years To January 2003-2008e | 97 | 1 |
| Figure 25: Zara/Bershka/Massimo Dutti menswear sales (ex VAT)-years to January 2003-2008e | 98 | 1 |
| Figure 26: Zara Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 101 | 1 |
| Figure 27: Massimo Dutti Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 103 | 1 |
| Figure 28: Bershka Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 104 | 1 |
| Figure 29: Jane Norman Clothing And Womenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 109 | 1 |
| Figure 30: Jane Norman UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To March 2003-2008e | 111 | 1 |
| Figure 31: Jane Norman Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 114 | 1 |
| Figure 32: Monsoon Clothing, Womenswear And Childrenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 120 | 1 |
| Figure 33: Monsoon UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To May 2003e-2008e | 122 | 1 |
| Figure 34: Monsoon UK Childrenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To May 2003e-2008e | 123 | 1 |
| Figure 35: Monsoon Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 127 | 1 |
| Figure 36: Phase Eight Womenswear And Clothing Shares 2002-2007e | 132 | 1 |
| Figure 37: Phase Eight UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To January 2003-2008e | 134 | 1 |
| Figure 38: Phase Eight Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 138 | 1 |
| Figure 39: Reiss Clothing, Menswear And Womenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 142 | 1 |
| Figure 40: Reiss UK Menswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To Jan 2003e-2008e | 144 | 1 |
| Figure 41: Reiss UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-To Jan 2003e-2008e | 144 | 1 |
| Figure 42: Reiss Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 148 | 1 |
| Figure 43: River Island Menswear, Clothing And Womenswear Market Shares 2002-e2007 | 152 | 1 |
| Figure 44: River Island UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-2002e-2007e | 154 | 1 |
| Figure 45: River Island UK Menswear Sales (Ex VAT)-2002e-2007e | 155 | 1 |
| Figure 46: River Island Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 158 | 1 |
| Figure 47: River Island (Superstore) Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 159 | 1 |
| Figure 48: Ted Baker Clothing, Menswear And Womenswear Market Shares 2002-2007e | 164 | 1 |
| Figure 49: Ted Baker UK menswear sales (ex VAT)-years to January 2003e-2008e | 167 | 1 |
| Figure 50: Ted Baker UK Womenswear Sales (Ex VAT)-Years To January 2003e-2008e | 168 | 1 |
| Table 95: Ted Baker Space Allocation 2007 | 172 | 1 |
| Figure 51: Ted Baker Clothing Space, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 172 | 1 |
| Figure 52: Ted Baker (Concession) Clothing Space Allocation, As % Of Total Store Space 2007 | 173 | 1 |