It is expected to triple its share of
the U.S. apparel market over the next four years, according to data from Euromonitor and Forrester.
Not exact matches
Both face additional competition from Lululemon (LULU), Gap (GPS) and others in the $ 15 billion activewear
market in the
U.S., which is growing faster than overall
apparel.
Apparel maker Gildan sort of counted after running two ads, one for the
U.S. market and another for Canada, but in fact both had previously, though very recently, aired.
Beyond the M&A drought, VF is contending with a weak
apparel market and failing
U.S. department and big box stores.
According to Morgan Stanley, the e-commerce giant will become the top player of the
U.S. apparel industry in 2018, having gained 1.5 percent of
market share last year.
Big Idea: Driving forward the rapid international expansion of the world's second - largest fashion
apparel retailer founded by his grandfather, particularly in its largest
markets, the
U.S. and China, and expanding the Stockholm - based group's global online presence.
«We are undergoing an
apparel renaissance here in the
U.S. and these stocks are worth picking at into any weakness that we might get on Monday because right now, they have the best fundamentals of any large group in the entire stock
market.»
Approximately 65 % of
U.S. women are size 14 and up, Eloquii's Mariah Chase notes, and the total
apparel market is $ 110 billion.
Measuring this
market for modesty is tricky; the overall
U.S. women - and - girls
apparel market amounted to about $ 179 billion in 2015, according to Commerce Department statistics, and the modest fashion niche so far is just that — a niche so small it's not measured by government or commercial economic analysts, at least in America.
Currently, about 13 percent of
U.S. dog - or cat - owning households purchase
apparel or fashion accessories for their pets, with dog owners dominating
market share.
Slated to be unveiled later this year in top
U.S. retail
markets,
Market Mall Estimate will project store visits for store categories ranging from accessories to
apparel and electronics, providing retailers and mall operators with competitive benchmarking data.
In what seems emblematic of these times, one of
U.S.» most iconic
apparel brands — Gap Inc. — has recently announced plans to concentrate its growth on international
markets...