Footwear in Australia - New Market Report

From: Fast Market Research, Inc.
Published: Wed Jul 16 2014


Increasing competition from international fashion brands led to greater consolidation, with several companies within footwear opting for acquisitions to achieve scale or divesting footwear licences. For instance, in the first half of the year L Capital acquired a 50% share in the Australian brand RM Williams, renowned for its iconic leather boots. Similarly, in November 2013 RCG Corporation, owner of The Athlete's Foot Australia, acquired the local arm of Saucony, a footwear wholesaler and manufacturer, and Podium Sports, a nine-store chain that offers athletic footwear and apparel in clearance stores.

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Competitive Landscape

Despite a slight decline in value share, Pacific Brands continued to lead sales in 2013. During the year, the company's value sales were negatively affected by the divestment of several licences, including Naturalizer and Stussy, the negative performance of some brands and the unrecoverable debt resulting from one of its retailers, Payless Shoes, which went into administration. However, the performance of the company's licensed brands such as Clarks and Hush Puppies offset to some extent the declines.

Industry Prospects

Over the forecast period, footwear is predicted to post CAGR of 1% in constant value and marginal CAGR in volume, with men's footwear expected to record the strongest performance during this period with CAGRs of 1% in both retail volume and constant value terms. Growth of sales of men's footwear is likely to be the result of the increasing amount of attention men are paying to how they look and what they wear. This will be reflected in a shift towards purchasing premium brands as male consumers look for good-quality shoes.

Report Overview

Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Footwear industry in Australia with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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If you're in the Footwear industry in Australia, our research will save you time and money while empowering you to make informed, profitable decisions.

The Footwear in Australia market research report includes:

* Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
* Detailed segmentation of international and local products
* Historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares
* Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth  
* Robust and transparent market research methodology, conducted in-country

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