Table Of Contents :
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 22
What is this report about? 22
Who is the target reader? 22
How to use this report 22
Definitions 22
GLOBAL CHILDRENSWEAR 23
Market overview 23
Market value 24
Market segmentation II 25
Five forces analysis 26
Market distribution 33
CHILDRENSWEAR IN ASIA-PACIFIC 34
Market overview 34
Market value 35
Market segmentation II 36
Five forces analysis 37
Market distribution 44
CHILDRENSWEAR IN EUROPE 45
Market overview 45
Market value 46
Market segmentation II 47
Five forces analysis 48
Market distribution 55
CHILDRENSWEAR IN FRANCE 56
Market overview 56
Market value 57
Market segmentation II 58
Five forces analysis 59
Market distribution 66
Macroeconomic indicators 67
CHILDRENSWEAR IN GERMANY 69
Market overview 69
Market value 70
Market segmentation II 71
Five forces analysis 72
Market distribution 79
Macroeconomic indicators 80
CHILDRENSWEAR IN ITALY 82
Market overview 82
Market value 83
Market segmentation II 84
Five forces analysis 85
Market distribution 92
Macroeconomic indicators 93
CHILDRENSWEAR IN JAPAN 95
Market overview 95
Market value 96
Market segmentation II 97
Five forces analysis 98
Market distribution 105
Macroeconomic indicators 106
CHILDRENSWEAR IN BELGIUM 108
Market overview 108
Market value 109
Market segmentation II 110
Five forces analysis 111
Market distribution 118
Macroeconomic indicators 119
CHILDRENSWEAR IN CANADA 121
Market overview 121
Market value 122
Market segmentation II 123
Five forces analysis 124
Market distribution 131
Macroeconomic indicators 132
CHILDRENSWEAR IN CHINA 134
Market overview 134
Market value 135
Market segmentation II 136
Five forces analysis 137
Market distribution 144
Macroeconomic indicators 145
CHILDRENSWEAR IN THE NETHERLANDS 147
Market overview 147
Market value 148
Market segmentation II 149
Five forces analysis 150
Market distribution 157
Macroeconomic indicators 158
CHILDRENSWEAR IN SPAIN 160
Market overview 160
Market value 161
Market segmentation II 162
Five forces analysis 163
Market distribution 170
Macroeconomic indicators 171
CHILDRENSWEAR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 173
Market overview 173
Market value 174
Market segmentation II 175
Five forces analysis 176
Market distribution 183
Macroeconomic indicators 184
CHILDRENSWEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 186
Market overview 186
Market value 187
Market segmentation II 188
Five forces analysis 189
Market distribution 196
Macroeconomic indicators 197
COMPANY PROFILES 199
Carter's, Inc. 199
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The 203
Gap, Inc. 207
Mothercare plc 212
APPENDIX 216
Data Research Methodology 216
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Global childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 24
Table 2: Global childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 25
Table 3: Global childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 33
Table 4: Asia-Pacific childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 35
Table 5: Asia-Pacific childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 36
Table 6: Asia-Pacific childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 44
Table 7: Europe childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 46
Table 8: Europe childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 47
Table 9: Europe childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 55
Table 10: France childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 57
Table 11: France childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 58
Table 12: France childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 66
Table 13: France size of population (million), 2005–09 67
Table 14: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 67
Table 15: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 67
Table 16: France inflation, 2005–09 68
Table 17: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 68
Table 18: France exchange rate, 2005–09 68
Table 19: Germany childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 70
Table 20: Germany childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 71
Table 21: Germany childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 79
Table 22: Germany size of population (million), 2005–09 80
Table 23: Germany gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 80
Table 24: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 80
Table 25: Germany inflation, 2005–09 81
Table 26: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 81
Table 27: Germany exchange rate, 2005–09 81
Table 28: Italy childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 83
Table 29: Italy childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 84
Table 30: Italy childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 92
Table 31: Italy size of population (million), 2005–09 93
Table 32: Italy gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 93
Table 33: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 93
Table 34: Italy inflation, 2005–09 94
Table 35: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 94
Table 36: Italy exchange rate, 2005–09 94
Table 37: Japan childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 96
Table 38: Japan childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 97
Table 39: Japan childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 105
Table 40: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 106
Table 41: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 106
Table 42: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 106
Table 43: Japan inflation, 2005–09 107
Table 44: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 107
Table 45: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 107
Table 46: Belgium childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 109
Table 47: Belgium childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 110
Table 48: Belgium childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 118
Table 49: Belgium size of population (million), 2005–09 119
Table 50: Belgium gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 119
Table 51: Belgium gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 119
Table 52: Belgium inflation, 2005–09 120
Table 53: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 120
Table 54: Belgium exchange rate, 2005–09 120
Table 55: Canada childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 122
Table 56: Canada childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 123
Table 57: Canada childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 131
Table 58: Canada size of population (million), 2005–09 132
Table 59: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 132
Table 60: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 132
Table 61: Canada inflation, 2005–09 133
Table 62: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 133
Table 63: Canada exchange rate, 2005–09 133
Table 64: China childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 135
Table 65: China childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 136
Table 66: China childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 144
Table 67: China size of population (million), 2005–09 145
Table 68: China gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 145
Table 69: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 145
Table 70: China inflation, 2005–09 146
Table 71: China consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 146
Table 72: China exchange rate, 2005–09 146
Table 73: Netherlands childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 148
Table 74: Netherlands childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 149
Table 75: Netherlands childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 157
Table 76: Netherlands size of population (million), 2005–09 158
Table 77: Netherlands gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 158
Table 78: Netherlands gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 158
Table 79: Netherlands inflation, 2005–09 159
Table 80: Netherlands consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 159
Table 81: Netherlands exchange rate, 2005–09 159
Table 82: Spain childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 161
Table 83: Spain childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 162
Table 84: Spain childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 170
Table 85: Spain size of population (million), 2005–09 171
Table 86: Spain gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 171
Table 87: Spain gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 171
Table 88: Spain inflation, 2005–09 172
Table 89: Spain consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 172
Table 90: Spain exchange rate, 2005–09 172
Table 91: United Kingdom childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 174
Table 92: United Kingdom childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 175
Table 93: United Kingdom childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 183
Table 94: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2005–09 184
Table 95: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 184
Table 96: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 184
Table 97: United Kingdom inflation, 2005–09 185
Table 98: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 185
Table 99: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2005–09 185
Table 100: United States childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 187
Table 101: United States childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 188
Table 102: United States childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 196
Table 103: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 197
Table 104: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 197
Table 105: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 197
Table 106: United States inflation, 2005–09 198
Table 107: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 198
Table 108: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 198
Table 109: Carter's, Inc.: key facts 199
Table 110: Carter's, Inc.: key financials ($) 200
Table 111: Carter's, Inc.: key financial ratios 201
Table 112: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key facts 203
Table 113: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financials ($) 204
Table 114: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financial ratios 205
Table 115: Gap, Inc.: key facts 207
Table 116: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 209
Table 117: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 209
Table 118: Mothercare plc: key facts 212
Table 119: Mothercare plc: key financials ($) 213
Table 120: Mothercare plc: key financials (£) 213
Table 121: Mothercare plc: key financial ratios 214
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Global childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 24
Figure 2: Global childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 25
Figure 3: Forces driving competition in the global childrenswear market, 2009 26
Figure 4: Drivers of buyer power in the global childrenswear market, 2009 28
Figure 5: Drivers of supplier power in the global childrenswear market, 2009 29
Figure 6: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global childrenswear market, 2009 30
Figure 7: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global childrenswear market, 2009 31
Figure 8: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global childrenswear market, 2009 32
Figure 9: Global childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 33
Figure 10: Asia-Pacific childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 35
Figure 11: Asia-Pacific childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 36
Figure 12: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 37
Figure 13: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 39
Figure 14: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 40
Figure 15: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 41
Figure 16: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 42
Figure 17: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Asia-Pacific, 2009 43
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 44
Figure 19: Europe childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 46
Figure 20: Europe childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 47
Figure 21: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 48
Figure 22: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 50
Figure 23: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 51
Figure 24: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 52
Figure 25: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 53
Figure 26: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Europe, 2009 54
Figure 27: Europe childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 55
Figure 28: France childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 57
Figure 29: France childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 58
Figure 30: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 59
Figure 31: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 61
Figure 32: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 62
Figure 33: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 63
Figure 34: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 64
Figure 35: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in France, 2009 65
Figure 36: France childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 66
Figure 37: Germany childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 70
Figure 38: Germany childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 71
Figure 39: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 72
Figure 40: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 74
Figure 41: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 75
Figure 42: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 76
Figure 43: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 77
Figure 44: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Germany, 2009 78
Figure 45: Germany childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 79
Figure 46: Italy childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 83
Figure 47: Italy childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 84
Figure 48: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 85
Figure 49: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 87
Figure 50: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 88
Figure 51: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 89
Figure 52: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 90
Figure 53: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Italy, 2009 91
Figure 54: Italy childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 92
Figure 55: Japan childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 96
Figure 56: Japan childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 97
Figure 57: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 98
Figure 58: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 100
Figure 59: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 101
Figure 60: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 102
Figure 61: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 103
Figure 62: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Japan, 2009 104
Figure 63: Japan childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 105
Figure 64: Belgium childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 109
Figure 65: Belgium childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 110
Figure 66: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 111
Figure 67: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 113
Figure 68: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 114
Figure 69: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 115
Figure 70: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 116
Figure 71: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Belgium, 2009 117
Figure 72: Belgium childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 118
Figure 73: Canada childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 122
Figure 74: Canada childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 123
Figure 75: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 124
Figure 76: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 126
Figure 77: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 127
Figure 78: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 128
Figure 79: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 129
Figure 80: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 130
Figure 81: Canada childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 131
Figure 82: China childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 135
Figure 83: China childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 136
Figure 84: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 137
Figure 85: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 139
Figure 86: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 140
Figure 87: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 141
Figure 88: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 142
Figure 89: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in China, 2009 143
Figure 90: China childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 144
Figure 91: Netherlands childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 148
Figure 92: Netherlands childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 149
Figure 93: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 150
Figure 94: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 152
Figure 95: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 153
Figure 96: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 154
Figure 97: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 155
Figure 98: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in the Netherlands, 2009 156
Figure 99: Netherlands childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 157
Figure 100: Spain childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 161
Figure 101: Spain childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 162
Figure 102: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 163
Figure 103: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 165
Figure 104: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 166
Figure 105: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 167
Figure 106: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 168
Figure 107: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Spain, 2009 169
Figure 108: Spain childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 170
Figure 109: United Kingdom childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 174
Figure 110: United Kingdom childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 175
Figure 111: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 176
Figure 112: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 178
Figure 113: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 179
Figure 114: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 180
Figure 115: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 181
Figure 116: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in the United Kingdom, 2009 182
Figure 117: United Kingdom childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 183
Figure 118: United States childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 187
Figure 119: United States childrenswear Market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 188
Figure 120: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 189
Figure 121: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 191
Figure 122: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 192
Figure 123: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 193
Figure 124: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 194
Figure 125: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 195
Figure 126: United States childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 196
Figure 127: Carter's, Inc.: revenues & profitability 201
Figure 128: Carter's, Inc.: assets & liabilities 202
Figure 129: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : revenues & profitability 205
Figure 130: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : assets & liabilities 206
Figure 131: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 210
Figure 132: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 211
Figure 133: Mothercare plc: revenues & profitability 214
Figure 134: Mothercare plc: assets & liabilities 215
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