Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Cover Page | 1 | 1 |
| Key findings | 2 | 1 |
| WHERE CONSUMERS SHOP FOR APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR | 3 | 1 |
| Key facts to share | 3 | 1 |
| Contents | 4 | 1 |
| Graph - Conclusion | 4 | 1 |
| Contents (CONT) | 5 | 1 |
| STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 6 | 1 |
| Geopolitical forces impact on the world economy and the fashion industry | 6 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Real GDP Growth VS Sportswear and Apparel and Footwear 2005-2030 | 6 | 1 |
| STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 7 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Apparel and Footwear Market Size (USD million) and % Growth 2020-2025 | 7 | 1 |
| Sportswear continues to outperform the wider industry | 8 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Apparel and Footwear Market Size (USD million) and % Growth by Category 2020-2025 | 8 | 1 |
| STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 9 | 1 |
| Graph - Apparel and Footwear: % CAGR Growth by Country 2020-2025 | 9 | 1 |
| Graph - Historic CAGR | 9 | 1 |
| STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 | 1 |
| Graph - Apparel and Footwear: Channel Proportion and Growth 2020-2025 | 10 | 1 |
| E-commerce: Diverse and uneven growth opportunities across regions | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - Graph/Chart Analysis | 11 | 1 |
| Graph - Graph/Chart Analysis | 12 | 1 |
| The new retail playbook is about emotions, cultural relevance and capturing occasions | 13 | 1 |
| Graph - Top In-Store Shopping Motivations 2019/2026 % of respondents | 13 | 1 |
| OFFLINE RETAIL | 14 | 1 |
| Brick-and-mortar stores continue to hold a Rating appeal for consumers | 14 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Apparel and Footwear by Retail Offline, 2025 | 14 | 1 |
| Table/Chart: Tabular Data Analysis | 14 | 1 |
| OFFLINE RETAIL | 15 | 1 |
| Graph - Apparel and Footwear Historic Period Growth 2025 and % CAGR Growth 2020-2025 | 15 | 1 |
| Experience-led consumption continues to shape retail strategies | 16 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Apparel and Footwear Specialists Top Companies 2020-2025 | 16 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Sports goods stores Top Companies 2020-2025 | 16 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Department Stores Top Companies 2020-2025 | 16 | 1 |
| Apparel and footwear specialists benefit from greater DTC focus | 17 | 1 |
| Graph - Apparel and Footwear Specialists: Channel Size and % Growth 2020-2025 | 17 | 1 |
| lululemon is actively expanding its presence in EMEA with new flagship stores | 18 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 18 | 1 |
| Context | 18 | 1 |
| Consequence | 18 | 1 |
| Graph - EMEA: Sportswear Retail Value Sales in Select Markets 2025-2030 | 18 | 1 |
| Graph - Inditex and Fast Retailing bank on physical stores to conquer the US market | 19 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 19 | 1 |
| Context | 19 | 1 |
| Graph - Consequence | 19 | 1 |
| Graph - Inditex, Industria de Diseño Textil SA, US Retail Sales 2020-2025 | 19 | 1 |
| Anta Group elevates its core brand as it opens flagship stores in Paris and Beverly Hills | 20 | 1 |
| Graph - Characteristic | 20 | 1 |
| Context | 20 | 1 |
| Consequence | 20 | 1 |
| Graph - Top 10 Companies in Global Sportswear: Ranking 2020-2025 Ranking | 20 | 1 |
| Sports goods stores: Slowing but continuous growth thanks to major chains' innovation | 21 | 1 |
| Graph - USD million | 21 | 1 |
| OFFLINE RETAIL: SPORTS GOODS STORES | 22 | 1 |
| Graph - Decathlon builds communities to foster loyalty and generate new revenue streams | 22 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 22 | 1 |
| Context | 22 | 1 |
| Consequence | 22 | 1 |
| OFFLINE RETAIL: SPORTS GOODS STORES | 23 | 1 |
| Graph - Dick's Sporting Goods Inc acquired Foot Locker in 2025, tripling its store count | 23 | 1 |
| Graph - Image source: Foot Locker | 23 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 23 | 1 |
| Context | 23 | 1 |
| Graph - Consequence | 23 | 1 |
| Department stores: Diverging growth path between standard and high-end destinations | 24 | 1 |
| Graph - Graph/Chart Analysis | 24 | 1 |
| Galeries Lafayette is set to open a second flagship store in India, by late 2026 | 25 | 1 |
| Graph - Characteristic | 25 | 1 |
| Context | 25 | 1 |
| Consequence | 25 | 1 |
| Fastest-Growing Wealthy and Affluent | 25 | 1 |
| Graph - Populations 2025-2030 Growth over 2024-2030 | 25 | 1 |
| Graph - Characteristic | 26 | 1 |
| Context | 26 | 1 |
| Consequence | 26 | 1 |
| Top 5 US Department Stores Market | 26 | 1 |
| Graph - Shares 2024/2025 | 26 | 1 |
| Graph - Retail e-commerce | 27 | 1 |
| E-commerce: Continued growth for apparel and footwear | 28 | 1 |
| Graph - E-Commerce in Global Apparel and Footwear: Channel Size and % Growth by Category 2020-2025 | 28 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 29 | 1 |
| Graph - E-Commerce in Apparel and Footwear: Channel Size and % Growth by Region 2020-2025 | 29 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 30 | 1 |
| Graph - ASOS explores physical retail opportunities after the success of its recent pop-ups | 30 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 30 | 1 |
| Context | 30 | 1 |
| Consequence | 30 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 31 | 1 |
| AI systems to increasingly sit between consumers, brands and retailers | 31 | 1 |
| Graph - Sources of Information Influencing Shopping Decisions % global respondents | 31 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 32 | 1 |
| AI is rapidly changing fashion shopping and discovery, in many ways | 32 | 1 |
| Graph - Graph/Chart Analysis | 32 | 1 |
| JD launches Al-powered checkout in the US, to pioneer agentic commerce | 33 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 33 | 1 |
| Context | 33 | 1 |
| Consequence | 33 | 1 |
| Graph - The Top 10 Most Used GENAI Platforms | 33 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 34 | 1 |
| Graph - China: Top 5 players in Apparel and Footwear E-Commerce 2021/2025 % value share | 34 | 1 |
| Characteristic | 34 | 1 |
| Context | 34 | 1 |
| Consequence | 34 | 1 |
| RETAIL E-COMMERCE | 35 | 1 |
| AI will increasingly reshape the global fashion e-commerce landscape | 35 | 1 |
| Graph - Global Apparel and Footwear E-Commerce Top Companies 2020-2025 | 35 | 1 |
| AI will increasingly reshape the global fashion e-commerce landscape (CONT) | 36 | 1 |
| Developing markets will offer a strategic opportunity for fashion brands and retailers | 37 | 1 |
| Graph - Bubble size represents total consumer expenditure in 2025 | 37 | 1 |
| CONCLUSION | 38 | 1 |
| Graph - SPORT &WELLNESS club poweredby VOGUE | 38 | 1 |
| Graph - Customer experience: Comfort with brand/company interactions | 38 | 1 |
| Graph - Graph/Chart Analysis | 39 | 1 |
| Graph - Image source: Zalando | 39 | 1 |
| CONCLUSION | 40 | 1 |
| Experience-led spaces will become the future of fashion retail | 40 | 1 |
| Shopping meets living: Capitalise on the hybridity of consumers' lives | 40 | 1 |
| CONCLUSION | 41 | 1 |
| Recommendations/How to win | 41 | 1 |
| About the author | 42 | 1 |
| About the author: | 42 | 1 |
| Expertise areas: | 42 | 1 |
| Recent publications: | 42 | 1 |
| Euromonitor's research spans 210 countries and 99.9% of the world's consumers | 43 | 1 |
| Analysts in 100 countries | 43 | 1 |
| Graph - Strategic knowledge, tactical data and thought-provoking insights, all in one place | 43 | 1 |
| Tailor these insights to your business | 44 | 1 |
