UK Footwear Retailers 2009

Introduction

Verdict Research: UK Footwear Retailers 2009 is a comprehensive report on the UK footwear market with analysis of expenditure trends, market dynamics and the outlook for retailers in the sector. It includes market sizes, growth trends and market shares and detailed profiles on 18 of the leading players, including key operating statistics vital measures of success in a challenging period.

Scope

• 10 year value and growth trends in UK footwear expenditure, including sub sectors of men's, women's and children's footwear.
• 18 operators profiled in detail, including specialists, sportswear and clothing retailers as well as grocers.
• Key operating statistics for each retailer, including market shares, operating profit and margins, sales per sq ft, and space allocation.
• Outlook for the market including market issues, future challenges, key success factors and outcome for the sector.

Highlights

UK footwear could see the biggest shakeup since the death of the British Shoe Corporation in the mid 1990s. A large part of the sector faces the risk of collapse, leaving only a few large scale specialists and more premium and fashion-led players surviving. However, this situation leaves considerable consumer expenditure for others to capture. Many footwear retailers are weak because of low or non-existent profitability. Out of 10 major footwear retail chains, four are loss-making, while none makes an operating margin of over 10.0%. In the past year, several have collapsed and more look likely to suffer in early 2009. In 2008 growth in the £5.6bn sector was half that of 2007 and is likely to worsen in 2009. The middle and lower end of the market have seen the worst conditions, as the disposable incomes of consumers with families to support have shrunk, while the premium and young fashion sectors have continued to expand.

Reasons to Purchase

• Understand the key issues, trends and dynamics in the market to plan the necessary responses and identify growth opportunities.
• Use the comprehensive spending information to place footwear in context with other clothing sectors and identify where market potential lies.
• Benchmark businesses future prospects using the key operating statistics and unique market share data.

 

• Chapter 1 Executive Summary
  • Key Findings
  • Main Conclusions
• Chapter 2 Market Analysis
  • Footwear Market Trends
  • Market Dynamics
  • Clothing & Footwear Expenditure
  • Footwear Expenditure by Sub Category
• Chapter 3 Company Data Analysis
  • Specialist Footwear Retailers
  • Non-Specialists
  • Key Operating Statistics
  • Sales Densities
  • Advertising Expenditure
• Chapter 4 Outlook
  • Market Issues
  • Footwear Runs out of Venture Capital
  • Sourcing Inflation
  • Concession Retailing
  • Discounting Intensifies
  • Niche and Non-Specialist Competition Strengthens
  • Capacity Shakeout Likely
  • Key Success Factors in Footwear Market
  • Success Factors for Non-Specialists
  • Success Factors for Sportswear Specialists
  • Market into 2009
• Chapter 5 Asda (George)
  • Company Overview & Market Share
  • Trading Record
  • Year to December 2007e
  • Curre

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