This report provides our latest overview of the global apparel market, including our most recent market forecasts, macroeconomic context, top ten brand and retailer market shares, trading updates, industry news and consumer insights.
Report Scope
- Economic recovery in major markets will encourage market growth, however growth will be driven by price increases
- Middle East & Africa will see the strongest growth out to 2029, due to increased spending power in the region
- Convenience and variety will continue to drive the online channel to outperform out to 2029
Reasons to Buy
- Access insights and forecasts up to 2029 for the global apparel market, with breakdowns by regions, channels, categories and price postitions
- Understand the impact of macroeconomic issues such as tariffs and inflation on the global appparel market
- Identify the key approaches brands and retailers are taking to stand out in the global apparel market, and how you can adapt these to fit your own business.
Table of Contents
- APPAREL MARKET FORECASTS TO 2029
- Global Apparel Market, 2019-2029
- Global Apparel Market: Channel Performance, 2019-2029
- Global Apparel Market: Regional Performance, 2024-2029
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2024-2029
- Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2024-2029
- Global Apparel Market: Category Performance, 2024-2029
- Global Apparel Market: Price Position Performance, 2024-2029
- Global Sportswear Market, 2019-2029
- MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Inflation, 2024-2029
- Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP, 2024-2029
- Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers
- APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TOP 10 BY MARKET SHARE 2024
- Top 10 Apparel Brands in 2024
- Top 10 Apparel Retailers in 2024
- APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TRADING UPDATES Q1 2025
- Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q2 2025
- BRAND & RETAILER NEWS
- Brand and Retailer News - Space
- Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
- ANALYST BRIEFINGS & CONSUMER INSIGHTS
- Analyst Briefings
- UK Consumer Insights - Sportswear Category Penetration
- UK Consumer Insights - Sportswear spending
- UK Consumer Insights - Sportswear purchases by activity
- UK Consumer Insights - Top 10 sportswear retailers
- UK Consumer Insights - Proportion of returned apparel items online vs instore
- UK Consumer Insights - Change in returns behaviour online compared to a year ago
- UK Consumer Insights - Drivers of returning more items
- UK Consumer Insights - Drivers of returning fewer items
- UK Consumer Insights - Statements about returns
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- Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2024-2029
- Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q2 2025
- Brand and Retailer News - Space
- Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
- Analyst Briefings
- Global Apparel Market Value ($ bn) 2019-2029, and Annual Growth (%)
- Global Apparel Online and Offline Market ($ bn) and Online Penetration (%), 2019-2029
- Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets ($bn), 2024, 2025 & 2029 with 2024-2029 CAGR (%)
- Top 10 Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2024-2029 CAGR (USD %)
- Global Apparel Categories by Value ($ bn), 2024, 2025 & 2029 with 2024-2029 CAGR (%)
- Price Positioning Share (%) within the Global Apparel Market, 2024, 2025 & 2029
- Global Sportswear Market Value ($ bn) 2019-2029 and Annual Growth (%)
- Inflation (CPI) in Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets (%), 2024, 2025 & 2029
- Top 10 Inflationary Markets from CPI (%), 2025
- Top 10 Largest Markets by Real GDP ($tn), 2024, 2025 & 2029 with 2024-2029 CAGR (%)
- Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP 2024-2029 CAGR (%)
- Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers in Q2 2025
- Top 10 Apparel Brands by Market Share (%) 2023, 2024 & 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
- Top 10 Apparel Retailers by Market Share (%) 2023, 2024 and 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
- Adult sports clothing leads category penetration
- Sportswear Spending by category
- Sportswear purchases by activity
- Top 10 Sportswear Retailers
- Proportion of returned apparel items online vs instore by generation
- Change in returns behaviour online compared to a year ago
- Drivers of returning more items
- Drivers of returning fewer items
- Statements about returns
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Nike
- Adidas
- Shein
- Zara
- UNIQLO
- Louis Vuitton
- Skechers
- New Balance
- H&M
- Puma
- Amazon
- Alibaba
- Target
- Walmart
- Tapestry
- Prada
- Zalando
- Next
- TJX
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Lululemon
- Levi's
- PVH
- JD
- Inditex
- Primark
- Gap
- American Eagle
- VF Corporation
- Under Armour
- LVMH
- Burberry
- Frasers Group
- Macy's
- Kering
- Vans
- Topshop
- Urban Revivo
- Stone Island
- Lefties
- Dr Martens
- GymShark
- Claire's
- River Island
- Gucci
- Vestiare Collective
- Blue Star Alliance
- Dickies
- Guess
- ASOS
- Asics
- Reebok
- The North Face
