UK Consumers: United By Fashion!...

EK CONSUMERS: NATED BY FASHION... "Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse." -Francis Bacon UK CONSUMERS HAVE A SERIOUS LOVE FOR FASHION! The U.K. fashion market is a booming industry, enhanced by the popularity of the following, BIG NAME brands: MARKS& SPENCER next BURBERRY 1.ONDON Burberry Marks & Spencer Next ASOS TOPSHOP MULBERRY discover fashion online TopShop Asos Mulberry fcuk supergroup Supergroup French Connection Propelled by the simplicities of online shopping, the UK fashion market has been gregariously met with heightened demands for all things, apparel! 60% On average, 34% of UK consumers shop online for clothes. It is estimated that by 2015, UK online apparel sales will grow 60%! 34% 2010 2011 2012 2013 SPF 30 Retail sales grew by 1.1% as UK consumers SPENT £7 BILLION in July 2013 on APPAREL, OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES and SUN CREAM during warmest month on record for 7 YEARS! MOON STARLISED IA7 £1.5 billion worth of CLOTHING and ACCESSORIES were manufactured in the UK Abraham Moon, the Yorkshire woollen mill, PRODUCED 1.25 MILLION metres of CLOTH in Britain Hotter shoes made over 1.5 MILLION pairs of FOOTWEAR in their Skelmersdale factory FUN FACT CATHERINE, DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HAS SPENT MORE THAN £35,000 ON CLOTHES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2012! THE 2012 DETAILS ABOUT UK RETAIL 9% In quarter four of 2012, retail employment was 0.6% higher than in the same quarter in 2011 UK retail sales were over £311 billion 9% of all VAT-registered businesses in the UK are retailers =189,280 The value of internet retail sales in 2012 was £29 billion, accounting for around 9% of total retail sales 287,100 retail outlets in the UK in 2012 1/3 of consumer spending occurs in shops British Retail Consortium Consumers in the United Kingdom have an estimated £30 billion ($46.7 billion) worth of UNWORN clothes lingering in their closets! THE FOLLOWING GRAPH HIGHLIGHTS 2012 TRENDS OF UK CONSUMERS' CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES Consumption Expenditure (EUR) - United Kingdom I. 98.3 billion - Food and non-alcoholic beverages 1.5% 9.9% 11.2% 36.7 billion - Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics I 59.0 billion - Clothing and footwear I 249.4 billion - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels I 52.9 billion - Furnishings, household equipment and.. I 17.9 billion - Health 152.6 billion - Transport 20.9 billion - Communications 14.6% 11.6% 1.7% 5.1% -9.4% 117.2 billion - Recreation and culture -3.5% I 16.1 billion - Education -5.6% 103.0 billion - Restaurants and hotels 23.9% 121.1 billion - Miscellaneous goods and services WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION, LOOK SMART...AND SHOP SMARTER. BROUGHT TO YOU BY ELDZO.co.UK ELDZO sources: http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/25-shocking-fashion-industry-statistics.html http://www.brc.org.uk/brc_stats_and_facts.asp http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/04/15/uk-online-apparel-sales-grow-60-2015 http://makeitbritish.co.uk/tag/statistics/ http://www.theguardian.com/business/retail http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/rsi/retail-sales/march-2013/stb-rsi-march-2013.html http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/facts-and-figures-in-the-uk-fashion-industry Image sources: Girl With Shopping Bags Tossed Over Her Shoulders Stock Photo/freedigitalphotos.net Side Pose Of Shopping Lady/freedigitalphotos.net