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| | | | 15/09/2015 | Drapers, Jill Geoghegan - UK plus-size market worth £5.4bn | | | | | Plus-size fashion spend forecast to grow in UK | | | | | Drapers reports that according to research by Conlumino, the plus-size fashion market in the UK will hit the £5.4bn mark in 2015, accounting for 12.4% of the overall clothing market.
Conlumino forecasts shoppers’ spend on plus-size fashion will grow 23.8% to £6.4bn by 2019 as more retailers expand their ranges to include bigger sizes.
In 2014 24.8% of consumers bought plus-size clothing and the market was worth £5.1bn. The womenswear market was fastest growing, reaching £3.1bn.
Marks & Spencer leads the women’s plus-size market, with 10.6% of all sales womenswear plus-size clothing being made through the retailer in 2014. Plus-size specialist Evans holds the second highest market share at 6.5%, followed by Debenhams (5.9%), Asda (5.4%) and Primark (4.8%). |
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