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Childrenswear in China

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  • 23 Pages
  • December 2025
  • Region: China
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 1842834
Childrenswear in China exhibited a mixed performance in 2025, characterised by declining volume sales but value growth, driven by price increases and strong demand for high-quality, functional products. The significant employed female population, a key demographic influencing purchases of childrenswear, supported continued consumer expenditure on childrenswear.

This Childrenswear in China report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024 and analysis by distribution format allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, leading brands, and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Baby and Toddler Wear, Boys' Apparel, Girls' Apparel.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Childrenswear market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • High-quality, functional products fuel value growth in childrenswear in China
  • CHART 1 Key Trends 2025
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Sales driven by demographic and socioeconomic factors
  • Balabala drives sales with targeted products and high-end strategy
  • CHART 2 Balabala's High Average Transaction Value by Focusing on Functionality
  • Outdoor style drives innovation with functional designs
  • CHART 3 Outdoor Style is a New Trend in Childrenswear
  • Further age segmentation drives growth in childrenswear
  • CHART 4 Further Segmentation by Age Band Emerges Within Childrenswear
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • An increasing number of parents likely to prioritise sustainable childrenswear
  • Emotional value and high functionality to drive sales of childrenswear
  • CHART 5 Analyst Insight
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Balabala maintains its lead in a fragmented competitive landscape
  • zosee's innovative edge propels rapid growth in childrenswear
  • Youngor's Bonpoint acquisition set to boost luxury childrenswear in China
CHANNELS
  • Retail e-commerce leads childrenswear with new business models
  • Omnichannel presence becomes key for childrenswear brands
COUNTRY REPORTS
  • CHART 6 Key Trends 2025
  • CHART 7 Descente Tap Into the More Professional Outdoor Segment
  • CHART 8 Anta’s Store Uses High-Tech to Improve the Customer Shopping Experience
  • CHART 9 Interest-Based E-Commerce is a Challenger to Tmall
  • CHART 10 Analyst Insight
  • CHART 11 Real GDP Growth and Inflation 2020-2030
  • CHART 12 PEST Analysis in China 2025
  • CHART 13 Key Insights on Consumers in China 2025
  • CHART 14 Consumer Landscape in China 2025
APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR IN CHINA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Apparel and footwear navigates consumer comfort, sportswear boom, and digital retail
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Growth is driven by economic conditions, rational purchases, and technological innovation
  • Sportswear drives growth in apparel and footwear through innovation
  • Market polarisation affects value growth
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Rising incomes, DTC strategies, and sustainability expected to drive growth
  • Functional and athletic apparel set to gain further popularity among women
  • Niche brands to drive growth in footwear through innovation
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
  • Anta's multi-category coverage, brand strategy, and distribution extend its leading position
  • In a stable environment, opportunities for enhancing products and marketing
CHANNELS
  • Interest-based e-commerce platform Douyin takes share from Tmall
  • Quick commerce gains traction with 30-minute delivery
ECONOMIC CONTEXTCONSUMER CONTEXTCOUNTRY REPORTS
SOURCES
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