Overview:

Childrenswear - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Childrenswear industry in each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Canada, and Mexico) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Compares data from the US, Canada and Mexico, alongside individual chapters on each country. .
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The childrenswear industry within the NAFTA countries had a total market value of $52.4 billion in 2009.
US was the fastest growing country, with a CAGR of 4% over the 2005–09 period.
Within the childrenswear industry, the US is the leading country among the NAFTA bloc, with market revenues of $47.6 billion in 2009.
The US is expected to lead the childrenswear industry in the NAFTA bloc, with a value of $54.7 in 2014

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Market Definition

The childrenswear market includes baby clothing, boys activewear, boys casual wear, boys essentials, boys formalwear, boys formalwear-occasion, boys outerwear, girls activewear, girls casual wear, girls essentials, girls formalwear-occasion, girls outerwear and toddler clothing. Market values are calculated at retail selling price (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant annual average 2009 exchange rates.

ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2
INTRODUCTION 11
What is this report about? 11
Who is the target reader? 11
How to use this report 11
Definitions 11
NAFTA COUNTRIES CHILDRENSWEAR INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 12
CHILDRENSWEAR IN CANADA 18
Market overview 18
Market value 19
Market Segmentation II 20
Five forces analysis 21
Leading companies 28
Market distribution 39
Market forecasts 40
Macroeconomic indicators 42
CHILDRENSWEAR IN MEXICO 44
Market overview 44
Market value 45
Market Segmentation II 46
Five forces analysis 47
Leading companies 54
Market distribution 57
Market forecasts 58
Macroeconomic indicators 60
CHILDRENSWEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 62
Market overview 62
Market value 63
Market Segmentation II 64
Five forces analysis 65
Leading companies 72
Market distribution 82
Market forecasts 83
Macroeconomic indicators 85
APPENDIX 87
Data Research Methodology 87

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry, revenue ($bn), 2005–14 13
Table 2: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry, revenue ($bn), 2005–09 15
Table 3: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry forecast, revenue ($bn), 2009–14 17
Table 4: Canada childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 19
Table 5: Canada childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 20
Table 6: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key facts 28
Table 7: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financials ($) 29
Table 8: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financial ratios 29
Table 9: Gap, Inc.: key facts 31
Table 10: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 32
Table 11: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 33
Table 12: The Gymboree Corporation: key facts 35
Table 13: The Gymboree Corporation: key financials ($) 36
Table 14: The Gymboree Corporation: key financial ratios 37
Table 15: Canada childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 39
Table 16: Canada childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 40
Table 17: Canada size of population (million), 2005–09 42
Table 18: Canada gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 42
Table 19: Canada gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 42
Table 20: Canada inflation, 2005–09 43
Table 21: Canada consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 43
Table 22: Canada exchange rate, 2005–09 43
Table 23: Mexico childrenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09 45
Table 24: Mexico childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 46
Table 25: Gontex: key facts 54
Table 26: Grupo Barquillo S.A. de C.V.: key facts 55
Table 27: Grupo Campanita, S.A. De C.V.: key facts 56
Table 28: Mexico childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 57
Table 29: Mexico childrenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 58
Table 30: Mexico size of population (million), 2005–09 60
Table 31: Mexico gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 60
Table 32: Mexico gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 60
Table 33: Mexico inflation, 2005–09 61
Table 34: Mexico consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 61
Table 35: Mexico exchange rate, 2005–09 61
Table 36: United States childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 63
Table 37: United States childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 64
Table 38: Carter's, Inc.: key facts 72
Table 39: Carter's, Inc.: key financials ($) 73
Table 40: Carter's, Inc.: key financial ratios 73
Table 41: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key facts 75
Table 42: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financials ($) 76
Table 43: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : key financial ratios 76
Table 44: Gap, Inc.: key facts 78
Table 45: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 79
Table 46: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 80
Table 47: United States childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 82
Table 48: United States childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 83
Table 49: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 85
Table 50: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 85
Table 51: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 85
Table 52: United States inflation, 2005–09 86
Table 53: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 86
Table 54: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 86

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry, revenue ($bn), 2005–14 12
Figure 2: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry, revenue ($bn), 2005–09 14
Figure 3: NAFTA countries childrenswear industry forecast, revenue ($bn), 2009–14 16
Figure 4: Canada childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 19
Figure 5: Canada childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 20
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 21
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 23
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 24
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 25
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 26
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Canada, 2009 27
Figure 12: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : revenues & profitability 30
Figure 13: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : assets & liabilities 30
Figure 14: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 15: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 16: The Gymboree Corporation: revenues & profitability 37
Figure 17: The Gymboree Corporation: assets & liabilities 38
Figure 18: Canada childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 39
Figure 19: Canada childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 41
Figure 20: Mexico childrenswear market value: $ million, 2005–09 45
Figure 21: Mexico childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 46
Figure 22: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 47
Figure 23: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 49
Figure 24: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 50
Figure 25: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 51
Figure 26: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 52
Figure 27: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in Mexico, 2009 53
Figure 28: Mexico childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 57
Figure 29: Mexico childrenswear market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 59
Figure 30: United States childrenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09 63
Figure 31: United States childrenswear Market Segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 64
Figure 32: Forces driving competition in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 65
Figure 33: Drivers of buyer power in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 67
Figure 34: Drivers of supplier power in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 68
Figure 35: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 69
Figure 36: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 70
Figure 37: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the childrenswear market in the United States, 2009 71
Figure 38: Carter's, Inc.: revenues & profitability 74
Figure 39: Carter's, Inc.: assets & liabilities 74
Figure 40: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : revenues & profitability 77
Figure 41: Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., The : assets & liabilities 77
Figure 42: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 80
Figure 43: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 81
Figure 44: United States childrenswear market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 82
Figure 45: United States childrenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 84