TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Gap, Inc. 19
Limited Brands 23
Nordstrom, Inc. 27
VF Corporation 31
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value forecast 36
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 37
APPENDIX 39
Methodology 39
Industry associations 40
Related Datamonitor research 40
Disclaimer 41
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 42
Premium Reports 42
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Datamonitor consulting 42
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States womenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Table 2: United States womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Table 3: United States womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Table 4: Gap, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Gap, Inc.: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Gap, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Limited Brands: key facts 23
Table 8: Limited Brands: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Limited Brands: key financial ratios 25
Table 10: Nordstrom, Inc.: key facts 27
Table 11: Nordstrom, Inc.: key financials ($) 29
Table 12: Nordstrom, Inc.: key financial ratios 29
Table 13: VF Corporation: key facts 31
Table 14: VF Corporation: key financials ($) 34
Table 15: VF Corporation: key financial ratios 34
Table 16: United States womenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 36
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2005–09 37
Table 18: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 19: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 20: United States inflation, 2005–09 38
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 38
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2005–09 38
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States womenswear market value: $ billion, 2005–09(e) 10
Figure 2: United States womenswear market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009(e) 11
Figure 3: United States womenswear market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009(e) 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the womenswear market in the United States, 2009 18
Figure 10: Gap, Inc.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Gap, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Limited Brands: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Limited Brands: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Nordstrom, Inc.: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: Nordstrom, Inc.: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: VF Corporation: revenues & profitability 35
Figure 17: VF Corporation: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 18: United States womenswear market value forecast: $ billion, 2009–14 36
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