Produced by Jodie Tarleton, Sophie Lawton and Stephanie Wiggins.

Thursday 17 May 2012

Figure 15: Where women have bought clothing for themselves, 2002-08

2002
2004
2006
2008
% change

2002-08
% change

2006-08
Base: women aged 15+
1,646
1,685
1,677
1,602
%
%
%
%
47
46
40
45
-2
+5
10
15
21
32
+22
+11
Next (incl. Directory)
23
29
30
30
+7
-
New Look
26
23
25
26
-
+1












Celebrity endorsements
·         Despite predictions for some time now that consumers would tire of celebrities, this still does not appear to be happening. But, retailers are more careful and choosy about such collaborations and what they want to achieve
Trends
·         Dresses and special occasionwear have been the winners of the spring/summer season, and the emergence of ‘New Boho’ will help drive future interest.

Figure 21: Trends in outerwear bought in the last 12 months, 2006-10
Base: women aged 15+

2006*
2007
2008
2009
2010
% point change
Sample size:
6,620
13,866
12,749
12,722
13,026
2006-10
%
%
%
%
%
Any outerwear
87
85
85
84
84
-3
Off trend:
Jumpers/woollens and sweatshirts
64
66
60
62
62
-2
Blouses/shirts/t-shirts/tops
75
75
73
73
76
-
Trousers
66
65
65
62
61
-5
Sports clothing
32
28
27
27
27
-5
Jackets
42
39
37
37
36
-6
Suits
18
15
12
11
11
-7
T-shirts/polo shirts
64
60
58
57
56
-8
Skirts
57
53
49
44
40
-16
On trend:
Jeans
49
53
53
53
50
-
Coats/raincoats
34
39
40
42
44
+10
Dresses
34
35
36
39
42
+9

* Filtered by fieldwork period (April-September 2006)
Forecasts
·         Over the next four years, Mintel forecasts that the women’s fashion market will grow 8.2% to reach £21 billion in 2015.
·         The changing structure of the population will have a big influence on the market. The growth in 25-34s is important for the sector and will boost the women’s fashion market as these consumers buy clothes on a regular basis and will pay for quality.
Advertising
·         The biggest womens wear advertiser, according to the data from Nielsen Media Research, is Marks & Spencer, with a spend of almost £28 million, or 18.9% of the total. The effect of its increased spending has been to put pressure on other retailers to compete for customers’ attention.
Expenditure on womenswear advertising, 2003-07

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
% change
£m
£m
£m
£m
£m
2003-07
8.1
7.9
15.2
25.5
27.7
+243.2
0.0
0.1
0.2
1.5
8.0
n.a.
Debenhams
2.8
2.0
2.9
2.9
6.9
+147.1
4.0
4.5
5.6
4.5
6.9
+71.0
3.7
2.5
5.6
4.8
3.7
+0.5




·         Very strong growth was seen in the high-end segment in 2010/11: in aggregate, the four leading high-end department stores posted 7.6% sales growth.

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