Jack W. Plunkett

Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2011: Apparel & Textiles Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies (Plunketts Apparel and Textiles Industry Almanac) Jack W. Plunkett 2011 edition

PLUNKETT'S APPAREL & TEXTILES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2011

Key Features:
-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
-Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
-In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
-Industry Glossary
-Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online

Pages: 499
Statistical Tables Provided: 15
Companies Profiled: 354
Geographic Focus: Global

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.
You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.

-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Apparel & Textiles Industry
-Globalization: Growth in Offshore Apparel Manufacturing Slows/China Remains Major Factor
-Western Apparel Firms Enter the Chinese Market
-High-Tech, Nanotech and Smart Fabrics Proliferate
-Exercise Apparel Sales Fall Slightly
-3PL Supply Chain Management Evolves to Serve the Global Market
-The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U. S. Are Now Made in China
-Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges
-Alternative Sizing Is Big, But Plus-Size Sales Are Slowing
-Discount Clothing Retailers See Promise in Designer Lines
-Luxury Lines Bounce Back
-Luxury Goes Online
-Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off
-Mass Designers and Retailers Speed Up for Fast Fashion
-Athletic Footwear Draws Big Names from Athletes to Designers
-Apparel Manufacturing Gains Ground in the U. S.
-Apparel Goes Green

Apparel & Textiles Industry Statistics
-Apparel & Textiles Industry Overview
-Quarterly Summary of U. S. Textile Production: 2007-2010
-Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Selected Apparel Items, U. S.: 2009
-Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Broadwoven Fabrics, U. S.: 2010
-Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Yarn, U. S.: 2010
-Production, Exports, Imports & Apparent Consumption of Carpet & Rugs, U. S.: 2008-2009
-Quantity & Value of U. S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Carpet & Rugs: 2004-2009
-Top 50 Countries Exporting Textiles & Apparel to the U. S., All MFA Fibers: 2009-2010
-Top 50 Destinations of U. S. Textiles & Apparel: 2009-2010
-Top 25 Countries Exporting Apparel & Non-Apparel Textiles to the U. S., All MFA Fibers: 2009-2010
-Top 15 Countries Exporting Fabric, Man-Made Fiber Products, Cotton Products & Wool Products to the U. S., All MFA Fibers: 2009-2010
-U. S. Retail Clothing Sales, Selected Kinds of Businesses: 2004-2010
-Worldwide Cotton Area, Yield & Production: 2008-2011
-Apparel & Textiles Industry Employment by Business Type, U. S.: 2005-2010