Australia Apparel Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026

Abstract

Summary

Apparel Retail in Australia industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

- The apparel retail market includes baby clothing, toddler clothing and casual wear, essentials, formalwear, formalwear-occasion, and outerwear for men, women, boys and girls; excludes sports-specific clothing. All market data and forecasts are represented as a consumer expenditure in retailers which includes sales taxes (e.g. VAT) and figures presented are in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2021 annual average exchange rates.
- The Australian apparel retail industry had total revenues of $21.2 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.8% between 2017 and 2021.
- Clothing, footwear, and accessories specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the Australian apparel retail industry in 2021, sales through this channel generated $7.3 billion, equivalent to 34.4% of the industry's overall value.
- In 2021, due to the vaccination rollout and measures to reopen the economy, many of the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 were lifted. According to in house research, Australia’s unemployment rate decreased to 5.1% in 2021.

Scope

- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the apparel retail market in Australia
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the apparel retail market in Australia
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key apparel retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Australia apparel retail market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

- What was the size of the Australia apparel retail market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the Australia apparel retail market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Australia apparel retail market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up Australia's apparel retail market?

Content

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do leading players follow?
7.3. What are the strengths of leading players?
7.4. Are there any important business partnerships on the horizon for 2021?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Wesfarmers Limited
8.2. Myer Holdings Ltd
8.3. Woolworths Holdings Ltd
8.4. Cotton On Australia Pty Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List of Tables
Table 1: Australia apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
Table 2: Australia apparel retail industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
Table 3: Australia apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 4: Australia apparel retail industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 5: Australia apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: Australia apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Table 7: Wesfarmers Limited: key facts
Table 8: Wesfarmers Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Wesfarmers Limited: Key Employees
Table 10: Myer Holdings Ltd: key facts
Table 11: Myer Holdings Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 12: Myer Holdings Ltd: Key Employees
Table 13: Woolworths Holdings Ltd: key facts
Table 14: Woolworths Holdings Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: Woolworths Holdings Ltd: Key Employees
Table 16: Cotton On Australia Pty Ltd: key facts
Table 17: Cotton On Australia Pty Ltd: Key Employees
Table 18: Australia size of population (million), 2017–21
Table 19: Australia gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017–21
Table 20: Australia gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017–21
Table 21: Australia inflation, 2017–21
Table 22: Australia consumer price index (absolute), 2017–21
Table 23: Australia exchange rate, 2017–21

List of Figures
Figure 1: Australia apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2016–21
Figure 2: Australia apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 3: Australia apparel retail industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: Australia apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: Australia apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel retail industry in Australia, 2021