TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Gap, Inc. 19
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation 23
TJX Companies Inc 27
VF Corporation 31
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value forecast 36
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 38
APPENDIX 40
Methodology 40
Industry associations 41
Related Datamonitor research 41
Disclaimer 42
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 43
Premium Reports 43
Summary Reports 43
Datamonitor consulting 43
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Gap, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation: key facts 23
Table 8: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation: key financials ($) 24
Table 9: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation: key financial ratios 25
Table 10: TJX Companies Inc: key facts 27
Table 11: TJX Companies Inc: key financials ($) 29
Table 12: TJX Companies Inc: key financial ratios 29
Table 13: VF Corporation: key facts 31
Table 14: VF Corporation: key financials ($) 33
Table 15: VF Corporation: key financial ratios 34
Table 16: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 36
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 38
Table 18: United States GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 38
Table 19: United States GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 38
Table 20: United States inflation, 2005–09 39
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 39
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 39
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel, accessories and luxury goods market in the United States, 2009 18
Figure 10: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: TJX Companies Inc: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: TJX Companies Inc: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: VF Corporation: revenues & profitability 34
Figure 17: VF Corporation: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 18: United States apparel, accessories and luxury goods market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 37
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