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
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 12
Summary 12
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited 19
Foschini Limited 23
Mr Price Group Limited 26
Truworths International Limited 30
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
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Datamonitor consulting 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa apparel retail industry value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: South Africa apparel retail industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: key facts 19
Table 4: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: key financials ($) 20
Table 5: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: key financials (ZAR) 21
Table 6: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Foschini Limited: key facts 23
Table 8: Foschini Limited: key financials ($) 24
Table 9: Foschini Limited: key financials (ZAR) 24
Table 10: Foschini Limited: key financial ratios 24
Table 11: Mr Price Group Limited: key facts 26
Table 12: Mr Price Group Limited: key financials ($) 27
Table 13: Mr Price Group Limited: key financials (ZAR) 27
Table 14: Mr Price Group Limited: key financial ratios 28
Table 15: Truworths International Limited: key facts 30
Table 16: Truworths International Limited: key financials ($) 31
Table 17: Truworths International Limited: key financials (ZAR) 31
Table 18: Truworths International Limited: key financial ratios 32
Table 19: South Africa apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
Table 20: South Africa size of population (million), 2005–09 35
Table 21: South Africa GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 22: South Africa GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 23: South Africa inflation, 2005–09 36
Table 24: South Africa consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 36
Table 25: South Africa exchange rate, 2005–09 36
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South Africa apparel retail industry value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: South Africa apparel retail industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 12
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 14
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 15
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 17
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel retail industry in South Africa, 2009 18
Figure 9: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 10: Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 11: Foschini Limited: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: Foschini Limited: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 13: Mr Price Group Limited: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 14: Mr Price Group Limited: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 15: Truworths International Limited: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 16: Truworths International Limited: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 17: South Africa apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
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