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 15
Supplier power 16
New entrants 17
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Gap, Inc. 20
Hanesbrands Inc. 24
Levi Strauss & Co. 27
TJX Companies Inc 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: United States apparel retail industry value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: United States apparel retail industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: United States apparel retail industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Gap, Inc.: key facts 20
Table 5: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 22
Table 7: Hanesbrands Inc.: key facts 24
Table 8: Hanesbrands Inc.: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Hanesbrands Inc.: key financial ratios 25
Table 10: Levi Strauss & Co.: key facts 27
Table 11: Levi Strauss & Co.: key financials ($) 28
Table 12: Levi Strauss & Co.: key financial ratios 28
Table 13: TJX Companies Inc: key facts 30
Table 14: TJX Companies Inc: key financials ($) 32
Table 15: TJX Companies Inc: key financial ratios 32
Table 16: United States apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 35
Table 18: United States GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 19: United States GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 20: United States inflation, 2005–09 36
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 36
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 36
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States apparel retail industry value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: United States apparel retail industry segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: United States apparel retail industry segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 15
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 16
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel retail industry in the United States, 2009 19
Figure 10: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Hanesbrands Inc.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Hanesbrands Inc.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Levi Strauss & Co.: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Levi Strauss & Co.: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: TJX Companies Inc: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: TJX Companies Inc: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 18: United States apparel retail industry value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 34
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