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
Limited Brands 23
Reitmans (Canada) Ltd 26
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
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Canada womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Canada womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Canada womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Gap, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Limited Brands: key facts 23
Table 8: Limited Brands: key financials ($) 24
Table 9: Limited Brands: key financial ratios 24
Table 10: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: key facts 26
Table 11: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: key financials ($) 27
Table 12: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: key financials (CAD) 28
Table 13: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: key financial ratios 28
Table 14: TJX Companies Inc: key facts 30
Table 15: TJX Companies Inc: key financials ($) 32
Table 16: TJX Companies Inc: key financial ratios 32
Table 17: Canada womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 34
Table 18: Canada size of population (million), 2005–09 35
Table 19: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 20: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 35
Table 21: Canada inflation, 2005–09 36
Table 22: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 36
Table 23: Canada exchange rate, 2005–09 36
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Canada womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Canada womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Canada womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the womenswear market in Canada, 2009 18
Figure 10: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Limited Brands: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Limited Brands: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 14: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Reitmans (Canada) Ltd: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: TJX Companies Inc: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: TJX Companies Inc: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 18: Canada womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 34
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