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 13
Supplier power 14
New entrants 15
Substitutes 16
Rivalry 17
LEADING COMPANIES 18
Edcon Holdings Limited 18
Foschini Limited 23
Mr Price Group Limited 27
Truworths International Limited 31
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Industry associations 39
Related Datamonitor research 39
Disclaimer 40
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 41
Premium Reports 41
Summary Reports 41
Datamonitor consulting 41
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: South Africa womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: Edcon Holdings Limited: key facts 18
Table 4: Edcon Holdings Limited: key financials ($) 20
Table 5: Edcon Holdings Limited: key financials (ZAR) 20
Table 6: Edcon Holdings Limited: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Foschini Limited: key facts 23
Table 8: Foschini Limited: key financials ($) 24
Table 9: Foschini Limited: key financials (ZAR) 24
Table 10: Foschini Limited: key financial ratios 25
Table 11: Mr Price Group Limited: key facts 27
Table 12: Mr Price Group Limited: key financials ($) 28
Table 13: Mr Price Group Limited: key financials (ZAR) 28
Table 14: Mr Price Group Limited: key financial ratios 29
Table 15: Truworths International Limited: key facts 31
Table 16: Truworths International Limited: key financials ($) 32
Table 17: Truworths International Limited: key financials (ZAR) 32
Table 18: Truworths International Limited: key financial ratios 33
Table 19: South Africa womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
Table 20: South Africa size of population (million), 2005–09 36
Table 21: South Africa gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 22: South Africa gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 23: South Africa inflation, 2005–09 37
Table 24: South Africa consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 37
Table 25: South Africa exchange rate, 2005–09 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South Africa womenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: South Africa womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 12
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 14
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 16
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the womenswear market in South Africa, 2009 17
Figure 9: Edcon Holdings Limited: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 10: Edcon Holdings Limited: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 11: Foschini Limited: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: Foschini Limited: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 13: Mr Price Group Limited: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 14: Mr Price Group Limited: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 15: Truworths International Limited: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 16: Truworths International Limited: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 17: South Africa womenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
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