New Report Available: Apparel and Footwear Specialist Retailers in the Netherlands
Reduced consumer spending and a shift towards the digital channel caused a decline in the physical store-based apparel sales for the third consecutive year in 2013. However, the impact differed by segment. Thus, footwear saw a stronger decline than clothing. Men's footwear was the hardest hit as Dutch men are eschewing formal wear, whereas demand for sports footwear declined as a means to combine less formal outerwear with more formal shoes and vice versa. Children's clothing saw the least decline....
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