Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 What is this report about? 17
1.2 Who is the target reader? 17
1.3 How to use this report 17
1.4 Definitions 17
CHAPTER 2 GROUP OF EIGHT (G8) INFANTSWEAR INDUSTRY OUTLOOK 18
CHAPTER 3 INFANTSWEAR IN CANADA 22
3.1 Market Overview 22
3.2 Market Value 23
3.3 Market Segmentation I 24
3.4 Market Segmentation II 25
3.5 Five Forces Analysis 26
3.6 Leading Companies 32
3.7 Market Forecasts 43
3.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 44
CHAPTER 4 INFANTSWEAR IN FRANCE 46
4.1 Market Overview 46
4.2 Market Value 47
4.3 Market Segmentation I 48
4.4 Market Segmentation II 49
4.5 Five Forces Analysis 50
4.6 Leading Companies 56
4.7 Market Forecasts 59
4.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 60
CHAPTER 5 INFANTSWEAR IN GERMANY 62
5.1 Market Overview 62
5.2 Market Value 63
5.3 Market Segmentation I 64
5.4 Market Segmentation II 65
5.5 Five Forces Analysis 66
5.6 Leading Companies 72
5.7 Market Forecasts 83
5.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 84
CHAPTER 6 INFANTSWEAR IN ITALY 86
6.1 Market Overview 86
6.2 Market Value 87
6.3 Market Segmentation I 88
6.4 Market Segmentation II 89
6.5 Five Forces Analysis 90
6.6 Leading Companies 97
6.7 Market Forecasts 101
6.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 102
CHAPTER 7 INFANTSWEAR IN JAPAN 104
7.1 Market Overview 104
7.2 Market Value 105
7.3 Market Segmentation I 106
7.4 Market Segmentation II 107
7.5 Five Forces Analysis 108
7.6 Leading Companies 114
7.7 Market Forecasts 118
7.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 119
CHAPTER 8 INFANTSWEAR IN RUSSIA 120
8.1 Market Overview 120
8.2 Market Value 121
8.3 Market Segmentation I 122
8.4 Market Segmentation II 123
8.5 Five Forces Analysis 124
8.6 Leading Companies 130
8.7 Market Forecasts 136
8.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 137
CHAPTER 9 INFANTSWEAR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 139
9.1 Market Overview 139
9.2 Market Value 140
9.3 Market Segmentation I 141
9.4 Market Segmentation II 142
9.5 Five Forces Analysis 143
9.6 Leading Companies 149
9.7 Market Forecasts 158
9.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 159
CHAPTER 10 INFANTSWEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 161
10.1 Market Overview 161
10.2 Market Value 162
10.3 Market Segmentation I 163
10.4 Market Segmentation II 164
10.5 Five Forces Analysis 165
10.6 Leading Companies 171
10.7 Market Forecasts 183
10.8 Macroeconomic Indicators 184
CHAPTER 11 APPENDIX 185
11.1 Data Research Methodology 185
List of Tables
Table 1: G8 Infantswear industry, revenue ($bn), 2003–12 18
Table 2: G8 Infantswear industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 20
Table 3: G8 Infantswear industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 21
Table 4: Canada Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 23
Table 5: Canada Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 24
Table 6: Canada Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Table 7: Key Facts: The Walt Disney Company 32
Table 8: Key Financials: The Walt Disney Company 36
Table 9: Key Facts: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 37
Table 10: Key Financials: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 39
Table 11: Key Facts: Gap, Inc. 40
Table 12: Key Financials: Gap, Inc. 42
Table 13: Canada Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 43
Table 14: Canada Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 44
Table 15: Canada GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 44
Table 16: Canada Inflation, 2003-2007 45
Table 17: Canada Exchange Rate, 2003 45
Table 18: France Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 47
Table 19: France Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 48
Table 20: France Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 49
Table 21: Key Facts: Groupe Zannier S.A. 56
Table 22: Key Facts: Petit Bateau SA 57
Table 23: Key Facts: Naf Naf Group 58
Table 24: France Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 59
Table 25: France Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 60
Table 26: France GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 60
Table 27: France Inflation, 2003-2007 61
Table 28: France Exchange Rate, 2003 61
Table 29: Germany Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 63
Table 30: Germany Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 64
Table 31: Germany Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 65
Table 32: Key Facts: Metro AG 72
Table 33: Key Financials: Metro AG 74
Table 34: Key Facts: Gap, Inc. 75
Table 35: Key Financials: Gap, Inc. 77
Table 36: Key Facts: The Walt Disney Company 78
Table 37: Key Financials: The Walt Disney Company 82
Table 38: Germany Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 83
Table 39: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 84
Table 40: Germany GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 84
Table 41: Germany Inflation, 2003-2007 85
Table 42: Germany Exchange Rate, 2003 85
Table 43: Italy Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 87
Table 44: Italy Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 88
Table 45: Italy Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 89
Table 46: Key Facts: Benetton Group SpA 97
Table 47: Key Financials: Benetton Group SpA 98
Table 48: Key Facts: La Rinascente s.r.l. 99
Table 49: Key Facts: Artsana SpA 100
Table 50: Italy Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 101
Table 51: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 102
Table 52: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 102
Table 53: Italy Inflation, 2003-2007 103
Table 54: Italy Exchange Rate, 2003 103
Table 55: Japan Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 105
Table 56: Japan Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 106
Table 57: Japan Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 107
Table 58: Key Facts: Miko Shoko 114
Table 59: Key Facts: Fusen Usagi Corporation 115
Table 60: Key Facts: Fast Retailing 116
Table 61: Key Financials: Fast Retailing 117
Table 62: Japan Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 118
Table 63: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 119
Table 64: Japan GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 119
Table 65: Japan Exchange Rate, 2003 119
Table 66: Russia Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 121
Table 67: Russia Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 122
Table 68: Russia Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 123
Table 69: Key Facts: BananaMama 130
Table 70: Key Facts: Sistema JSFC 131
Table 71: Key Financials: Sistema JSFC 134
Table 72: Key Facts: Korablik 135
Table 73: Russia Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 136
Table 74: Russia Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 137
Table 75: Russia GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 137
Table 76: Russia Inflation, 2003-2007 138
Table 77: Russia Exchange Rate, 2003 138
Table 78: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 140
Table 79: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 141
Table 80: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 142
Table 81: Key Facts: Mothercare plc 149
Table 82: Key Financials: Mothercare plc 150
Table 83: Key Facts: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 151
Table 84: Key Financials: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 153
Table 85: Key Facts: Gap, Inc. 154
Table 86: Key Financials: Gap, Inc. 155
Table 87: Key Facts: Marks and Spencer Group plc 156
Table 88: Key Financials: Marks and Spencer Group plc 157
Table 89: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 158
Table 90: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 159
Table 91: United Kingdom GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 159
Table 92: United Kingdom Inflation, 2003-2007 160
Table 93: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2003 160
Table 94: United States Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 162
Table 95: United States Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 163
Table 96: United States Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 164
Table 97: Key Facts: The William Carter Company 171
Table 98: Key Financials: The William Carter Company 172
Table 99: Key Facts: Gap, Inc. 173
Table 100: Key Financials: Gap, Inc. 174
Table 101: Key Facts: The Walt Disney Company 175
Table 102: Key Financials: The Walt Disney Company 179
Table 103: Key Facts: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 180
Table 104: Key Financials: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 182
Table 105: United States Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 183
Table 106: United States Size of Population (million) , 2003-2007 184
Table 107: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2003-2007 184
Table 108: United States Inflation, 2003-2007 184
List of Figures
Figure 1: G8 Infantswear industry, revenue ($bn) 2003–2012 18
Figure 2: G8 Infantswear industry, revenue by country (%) 2003–2012 19
Figure 3: G8 Infantswear industry, revenue by country ($bn) 2003–2007 20
Figure 4: G8 Infantswear industry forecast, revenue by country ($bn) 2007–2012 21
Figure 5: Canada Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 23
Figure 6: Canada Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 24
Figure 7: Canada Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 25
Figure 8: Forces Driving Competition in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 26
Figure 9: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 27
Figure 10: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 28
Figure 11: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 29
Figure 12: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 30
Figure 13: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Infantswear Market in Canada, 2007 31
Figure 14: Revenues & Profitability: The Walt Disney Company 36
Figure 15: Revenues & Profitability: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 39
Figure 16: Revenues & Profitability: Gap Inc. 42
Figure 17: Canada Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 43
Figure 18: France Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 47
Figure 19: France Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 48
Figure 20: France Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 49
Figure 21: Forces Driving Competition in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 50
Figure 22: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 51
Figure 23: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 52
Figure 24: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 53
Figure 25: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 54
Figure 26: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Infantswear Market in France, 2007 55
Figure 27: France Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 59
Figure 28: Germany Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 63
Figure 29: Germany Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 64
Figure 30: Germany Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 65
Figure 31: Forces Driving Competition in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 66
Figure 32: Drivers of Buyer Power in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 67
Figure 33: Drivers of Supplier Power in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 68
Figure 34: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 69
Figure 35: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 70
Figure 36: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the German Infantswear Market, 2007 71
Figure 37: Revenues & Profitability: Metro AG 74
Figure 38: Revenues & Profitability: Gap Inc. 77
Figure 39: Revenues & Profitability: The Walt Disney Company 82
Figure 40: Germany Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 83
Figure 41: Italy Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 87
Figure 42: Italy Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 88
Figure 43: Italy Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 89
Figure 44: Forces Driving Competition in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 90
Figure 45: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 91
Figure 46: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 92
Figure 47: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 94
Figure 48: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 95
Figure 49: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Infantswear Market in Italy, 2007 96
Figure 50: Revenues & Profitability: Benetton Group SpA 98
Figure 51: Italy Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 101
Figure 52: Japan Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 105
Figure 53: Japan Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 106
Figure 54: Japan Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 107
Figure 55: Forces Driving Competition in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 108
Figure 56: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 109
Figure 57: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 110
Figure 58: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 111
Figure 59: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 112
Figure 60: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Chemicals Market in Japan, 2007 113
Figure 61: Revenues & Profitability: Fast Retailing 117
Figure 62: Japan Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 118
Figure 63: Russia Infantswear Market Value: $ million, 2003-2007 121
Figure 64: Russia Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 122
Figure 65: Russia Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 123
Figure 66: Forces Driving Competition in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 124
Figure 67: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 125
Figure 68: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 126
Figure 69: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 127
Figure 70: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 128
Figure 71: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Infantswear Market in Russia, 2007 129
Figure 72: Revenues & Profitability: Sistema JSFC 134
Figure 73: Russia Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2007-2012 136
Figure 74: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 140
Figure 75: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 141
Figure 76: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 142
Figure 77: Forces Driving Competition in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 143
Figure 78: Drivers of Buyer Power in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 144
Figure 79: Drivers of Supplier Power in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 145
Figure 80: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 146
Figure 81: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 147
Figure 82: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the UK Infantswear Market, 2007 148
Figure 83: Revenues & Profitability: Mothercare plc 150
Figure 84: Revenues & Profitability: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 153
Figure 85: Revenues & Profitability: Gap Inc. 155
Figure 86: Revenues & Profitability: Marks and Spencer Group plc 157
Figure 87: United Kingdom Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 158
Figure 88: United States Infantswear Market Value: $ billion, 2003-2007 162
Figure 89: United States Infantswear Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2007 163
Figure 90: United States Infantswear Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2007 164
Figure 91: Forces Driving Competition in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 165
Figure 92: Drivers of Buyer Power in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 166
Figure 93: Drivers of Supplier Power in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 167
Figure 94: Factors Influencing the Likelihood of New Entrants in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 168
Figure 95: Factors Influencing the Threat of Substitutes in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 169
Figure 96: Drivers of Degree of Rivalry in the Infantswear Market in the United States, 2007 170
Figure 97: Revenues & Profitability: The William Carter Company 172
Figure 98: Revenues & Profitability: Gap Inc. 174
Figure 99: Revenues & Profitability: The Walt Disney Company 179
Figure 100: Revenues & Profitability: The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 182
Figure 101: United States Infantswear Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2007-2012 183
