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Apparel Retail in United Arab Emirates

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  • 46 Pages
  • September 2025
  • Region: United Arab Emirates
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6017920
Apparel Retail in United Arab Emirates industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). 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 industry is segmented into childrenswear, menswear, and womenswear. The market value represents retail sales.
  • The Emirati apparel retail industry recorded revenues of $8.8 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% between 2019 and 2024.
  • The womenswear segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $4.3 billion, equivalent to 49.2% of the industry's overall value.
  • In 2024, the UAE apparel retail industry recorded annual growth of 5.4%, driven by an increase in real GDP growth. According to the United Arab Emirates National Bureau of Statistics, in 2024, the UAE's real GDP growth reached 3.9%.

Report Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the apparel retail market in United Arab Emirates
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the apparel retail market in United Arab Emirates
  • 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 United Arab Emirates apparel retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the United Arab Emirates apparel retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the United Arab Emirates apparel retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Arab Emirates apparel retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • Who are the top competitors in United Arab Emirates's apparel retail market?

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 the leading players follow?
7.3. What strengths do the leading players follow?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the industry?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. The Landmark Group
8.2. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
8.3. LuLu Group International
8.4. Al Safeer Group of Companies
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 6: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 7: The Landmark Group: Key Facts
Table 8: The Landmark Group: Key Employees
Table 9: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Facts
Table 10: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees
Table 12: H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB: Key Employees Continued
Table 13: LuLu Group International: Key Facts
Table 14: LuLu Group International: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 15: LuLu Group International: Key Employees
Table 16: Al Safeer Group of Companies: Key Facts
Table 17: Al Safeer Group of Companies: Key Employees
Table 18: United Arab Emirates Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 19: United Arab Emirates Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: United Arab Emirates GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 21: United Arab Emirates Inflation, 2020-24
Table 22: United Arab Emirates Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 23: United Arab Emirates Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: United Arab Emirates apparel retail industry value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the apparel retail industry in United Arab Emirates, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • The Landmark Group
  • H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
  • LuLu Group International
  • Al Safeer Group of Companies