Clothing Stores – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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EnsembleIQ
Apparel Magazine
https://apparelmag.com/
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for apparel professionals, with special features including the "Top Technology Trends for the Apparel Market" report (February issue) and the "Annual Top 50 Report" (July issue) which ranks top firms by their profit margin for the most recent fiscal year. Feature articles from current and past issues and special reports are available online with registration.
Euromonitor International
Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in the US
https://www.euromonitor.com/
Market research study provides a detailed analysis of the apparel and footwear specialist retail sector, with data provided including historical and forecast five-year sales, outlet, and selling space trends for this retail sector, along with global company and global and local brand name market shares for these same historical measures. Executive summary with detailed table of contents is available free online.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods / Specialty Retail
https://www.spglobal.com/
S&P's industry surveys provide in-depth coverage of the apparel and specialty retail industries, with topics addressed in these reports including industry trends, operational overview, key industry ratios and statistics, and company analysis, with firms covered in the company analysis section including L Brands, Inc., Gap, Inc., TJX Companies, Inc., Ross Stores, Inc., Foot Locker Inc., and DSW, Inc.
Unity Marketing
Luxury Clothing and Apparel Snapshot Report
http://unitymarketingonline.com/
Market research report provides key facts and figures on the affluent market for clothing and apparel, with topics addressed in the study including demand and spending trends, spending by demographic segment, estimated spending on luxury items, types of luxury items purchased, estimated spending on luxury items by type of retail store, brand usage, luxury brand boutiques, and fashion boutiques.
BizMiner
Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
Clothing Stores
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- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
IBISWorld
Clothing & Accessories Stores
(see links for individual reports)
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of income and expenses as a percentage of revenue for firms that sell apparel and accessories, with retailers covered in individual reports including family clothing retailers that sell clothing without specializing by age or gender, and specialty retailers that specifically focus on selling men's, women's or infant/children's clothing lines.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
Mercer, LLC
US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey
https://www.imercer.com/
Annual salary survey provides detailed compensation and benefits information for the retail industry, with survey results broken down by retail sector (e.g., apparel, fashion, footwear, and accessories) and subsector (e.g., combination stores, family, infants/children, men, women) for apparel retailers. Detailed survey description, catalogue of positions covered, and sample report are available online.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clothing Stores
https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Annual employment and wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for occupations in this retail sector on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with occupational categories covered by the survey including sales managers, fashion buyers, merchandise displayers, retail supervisors, sales associates, cashiers, security guards, and stock clerks. All information is available free online.
PayScale, Inc.
Clothing Store
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this retail sector such as store manager, assistant manager, sales associate, and cashier, with employers for which compensation data is provided including American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP, The Gap, Inc., Old Navy, Inc., Nordstrom, Inc., Kohl's Corporation, and J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
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