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Quarterly Apparel Market Review: Q1 2026

Publisher GlobalData
Published Apr 13, 2026
Length 52 Pages
SKU # GBDT21151362

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Quarterly Apparel Market Review: Q1 2026

Summary

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.

Scope
  • Market growth will accelerate in 2025 as economic pressures ease, with consistent growth expected out to 2030
  • Online apparel sales outpace offline growth due to consumers continuing to favour its price comparison abilities and wide ranges.
  • The apparel market growth shifts toward emerging markets as West Europe and North America mature
Reasons to Buy
  • Access insights and forecasts up to 2030 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

52 Pages
APPAREL MARKET FORECASTS TO 2030
Global Apparel Market, 2020-2030
Global Apparel Market: Channel Performance, 2020-2030
Global Apparel Market: Regional Performance, 2025-2030
Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2025-2030
Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2025-2030
Global Apparel Market: Category Performance, 2025-2030
Global Apparel Market: Price Position Performance, 2025-2030
Global Sportswear Market, 2020-2030
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Inflation, 2025-2030
Top 10 Largest and Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP, 2025-2030
Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers
APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TOP 10 BY MARKET SHARE 2025
Top 10 Apparel Brands in 2025
Top 10 Apparel Retailers in 2025
APPAREL BRANDS & RETAILERS: TRADING UPDATES Q1 2025
Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q1 2026
BRAND & RETAILER NEWS
Brand and Retailer News - Space
Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
ANALYST BRIEFINGS & CONSUMER INSIGHTS
Analyst Briefings
UK Consumer Insights: Changes in purchasing habits for clothing, footwear & accessories
UK Consumer Insights: Reasons for trading up on apparel purchases
UK Consumer Insights: Reasons for trading down on apparel purchases
UK Consumer Insights: Brands or retailers consumers traded down to
UK Consumer Insights: Brands or retailers consumers traded down to, by age
UK Consumer Insights: How consumers dress today compared to 12 months ago
UK Consumer Insights: Main reasons for dressing more casually
UK Consumer Insights: Main reasons for dressing more formally
UK Consumer Insights: What influences how consumers dress for work and socializing
UK Consumer Insights: How consumers expect their style to evolve
UK Consumer Insights: Statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
UK Consumer Insights: Statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
Methodology, Definitions & Contacts
List of Tables
Key Apparel Market Summaries, 2025-2030
Brand and Retailer Trading Updates Q1 2026
Brand and Retailer News - Space
Brand and Retailer News - Strategy
Analyst Briefings
List of Figures
Global Apparel Market Value ($ bn) 2020-2030, and Annual Growth (%)
Global Apparel Online and Offline Market ($ bn) and Online Penetration (%), 2020-2030
Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets ($bn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
Top 10 Fastest Growing Apparel Markets, 2025-2030 CAGR (USD %)
Global Apparel Categories by Value ($ bn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
Price Positioning Share (%) within the Global Apparel Market, 2025, 2026 & 2030
Global Sportswear Market Value ($ bn) 2020-2030 and Annual Growth (%)
Inflation (CPI) in Top 10 Largest Apparel Markets (%), 2025, 2026 & 2030
Top 10 Inflationary Markets from CPI (%), 2025
Top 10 Largest Markets by Real GDP ($tn), 2025, 2026 & 2030 with 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
Top 10 Fastest Growing Markets by Real GDP 2025-2030 CAGR (%)
Financial Concerns Among Global Consumers in Q1 2026
Top 10 Apparel Brands by Market Share (%) 2024 and 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
Top 10 Apparel Retailers by Market Share (%) 2024 and 2025 (estimated) with Change in Share 2024-2025
How consumers purchasing habits have changed for clothing, footwear and accessories over the last 12 months, total & by age
Why consumers traded up brands/retailers on clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
Why consumers traded down brands/retailers on clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
Types of brands or retailers used by consumers who traded down in clothing, footwear and accessories purchases
Types of brands or retailers used by consumers who traded down in clothing, footwear and accessories purchases, by age group
How consumers dress today, compared to 12 months ago, total and by age group
Why consumers dress more casually, among consumers who stated they dress more casually today compared to 12 months ago
Why consumers dress more formally, among consumers who stated they dress more formally today compared to 12 months ago
What factors influence how consumers dress for work and socialising
How consumers expect their style to evolve over the next 12 months
Agreement and disagreement with various statements about changing attitudes towards clothing styles
How consumers clothing & footwear shopping habits have changed since they started taking weight loss drugs, among those that are currently using weight loss drugs and have changed their shopping habits since they started weight loss medication

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