Covers exciting trends in apparel, clothing and textile supply chains, manufacturing, design, fashions, shoes, accessories, retailing, trade, distribution, technologies and smart fabrics. Includes market analysis as well as our highly respected analysis of trends, globalization, technologies and finances. Also features profiles of the top 375 global apparel companies, public and private.
Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Internet of Things. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its online service, and around the globe by major distributors, including ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including the gold medal-winning The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by EY.
Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry 7 1) Major Trends Affecting the Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry 7 2) Introduction to the Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry 8 3) Vietnam, India and Other Countries Gain Manufacturing Market Share/Tariffs Alter Market Significantly 11 4) U.S. Apparel and Textile Jobs Reshore to Some Extent 12 5) Working Conditions and Workers' Rights Become Major Considerations as Work Moves from China to Lower-Cost Nations 13 6) Wearable Sensors Track Exercise Data/Apparel and Shoe Manufacturers Adopt Technologies 14 7) 3-D Printing and Robotics Revolutionize Manufacture of Shoes and Fabrics 15 8) Exercise Apparel and Athleisure Clothing Sales Remain Strong 16 9) Athletic Footwear Sales Boom, Drawing Big Names from Athletes to Designers 17 10) 3PL Logistics Services and Supply Chain Management Services Evolve and Consolidate 17 11) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere 19 12) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges 20 13) Plus-Size Apparel and Vanity Sizing Target Overweight Consumers 21 14) Self Service Apparel Fitting Technologies Grow 23 15) Fast Fashion: Designers and Retailers Speed Up 24 16) Apparel Manufacturing Goes Green 25 17) Green Consumers Push Demand for Recycled and Re-sale Clothing 26 18) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer Online Business Models 26 19) Fashion Rental Pioneered by Online Apparel Firm Rent the Runway/Nuuly Is Providing Serious Competition 27 20) Amazon Becomes One of the World's Leading Sellers of Apparel and Shoes 28 21) Disruption, Technology and the Future of the Fashion, Apparel and Shoes Business 28 Chapter 2: Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry Statistics 31 Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 32 U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Producer Price Index (PPI): December 2003 - December 2025 33 Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel Exports: 2024-2025 34 Top 25 Countries from which the U.S. Imports Apparel and Textiles, All MFA Fibers: 2024-25 35 U.S. Retail Sales: Apparel, Shoes & Accessories Stores, 2019-2025 36 Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U.S.: 2021-2026 37 Chapter 3: Important Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry Contacts 39 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 375: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 63 Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 64 Alphabetical Index 74 Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 77 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 80 Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE APPAREL & TEXTILES 375 83 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 466 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 468 A Short Apparel, Shoes & Textiles Industry Glossary 483
