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
C&A 19
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB 20
Levi Strauss & Co. 24
Mexx Group 28
MARKET FORECASTS 29
Market value forecast 29
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 30
APPENDIX 32
Methodology 32
Industry associations 33
Related Datamonitor research 33
Disclaimer 34
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 35
Premium Reports 35
Summary Reports 35
Datamonitor consulting 35
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Netherlands womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: Netherlands womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Netherlands womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: C&A: key facts 19
Table 5: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key facts 20
Table 6: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key financials ($) 21
Table 7: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key financials (SEK) 21
Table 8: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: key financial ratios 22
Table 9: Levi Strauss & Co.: key facts 24
Table 10: Levi Strauss & Co.: key financials ($) 26
Table 11: Levi Strauss & Co.: key financial ratios 26
Table 12: Mexx Group: key facts 28
Table 13: Netherlands womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 29
Table 14: Netherlands size of population (million), 2005–09 30
Table 15: Netherlands gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 30
Table 16: Netherlands gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 30
Table 17: Netherlands inflation, 2005–09 31
Table 18: Netherlands consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 31
Table 19: Netherlands exchange rate, 2005–09 31
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Netherlands womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: Netherlands womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Netherlands womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the womenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 18
Figure 10: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Levi Strauss & Co.: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 13: Levi Strauss & Co.: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 14: Netherlands womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 29
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