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The European Union +u.k. Retail: Highly concentrated, difficult indie market. Most designers export as they cannot sell profitably here. French buyers prefer to work in german, with Germans and do not travel extensively.
The European Union +u.k. Retail: Highly concentrated, difficult indie market. Most designers export as they cannot sell profitably here. French buyers prefer to work in german, with Germans and do not travel extensively.
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The European Union +u.k. Retail: Highly concentrated, difficult indie market. Most designers export as they cannot sell profitably here. French buyers prefer to work in german, with Germans and do not travel extensively.
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ë Retail: Sophisticated, established and variable ë Decision factors: Varying
ë Market Route: Varying
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ë Retail: Sophisticated, highly concentrated, difficult indie market ë Decision factors: 1. Price, 2. Branding, 3. Celebrity ë Market Route: Direct approach ë General: The direct approach works well but retailers are heavily influenced by price and practice chargebacks. Most UK designers export as they cannot sell profitably here. There is a small agent/showroom network and some good international PR/sales set ups. á
ë Retail: Sophisticated, few fashion department stores, important indie market ë Decision factors: 1. Quality, 2. Design, 3. Price ë Market Route: Agents and trade fairs ë General: A commission agent is the most favoured route for most companies. There is a good agent network. German buyers prefer to work in German, with Germans and do not travel extensively. Some agents will cover Switzerland and Austria. á
ë Retail: Sophisticated, a few fashion department stores whose market is growing, a struggling indie market especially outside Paris. Paris is an important shop window. ë Decision factors: 1. Design, 2. Quality, 3. Price ë Market Route: Trade fairs and some direct approach ë General: The department stores and indies visit the key Paris shows. Some agents survive but they are struggling. A huge presence of permanent and temporary shows and showrooms attracting key international buyers for the fashion weeks. Preference for French, Belgian and German brands. á
ë Retail: Relatively sophisticated, few fashion department stores , more UK-style chains, important indie market ë Decision factors: 1. Design, 2. Price, 3. Quality ë Market Route: Agents and trade fairs ë General: Commission agent are the most favoured route for most companies. There is a good agent network but in Belgium in some cases the French agent might cover Wallonia and the Dutch agent the Flemish part of the country. Dutch agents also ³stray´ into German territory. á ! ë Retail: Highly sophisticated, only real two fashion department stores (Coin and La Rinascente) and a huge indie market throughout the whole country. An important shop window. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Design, 3. Quality ë Market Route: Agents and trade fairs and some direct approach. ë General: A commission agent is the most effective way of penetrating this market and getting paid! Preference for Italian brands but also a hunger for the best the world has to offer as long as it fits in the right Italian market segment. A very trend based market. A huge network of agents and showrooms. á " # ë Retail: Not excessively sophisticated, only one fashion department store (El Corte Ingles) and a big indie market throughout the whole country. A more conservative market. ë Decision factors: 1. Design, 2. Price, 3. Branding ë Market Route: Distributors, trade fairs and some direct approach ë General: A Spanish distributor is the most effective way of penetrating this market and getting paid! Preference for Spanish, Portuguese and Italian brands. El Corte Ingles buys regularly from the UK. The market is conservative and elegant/formal á
á$% ë Retail: Primarily independents, often buying from local brands. An important high/indie market. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Design, 3. Quality ë Market Route: Agents (often based in Italy and France) and trade fairs and some direct approach. ë General: These markets are often used by Italian and French agents as useful additions to their territory as there is a small number of good quality high end boutiques. The local manufacturing base is likely to cover all other areas. Very few local agents are known to exist. á " & $ '() ! %
ë Retail: Relatively sophisticated, few fashion
department stores in each market, more UK-style chains, important indie market but overall pricepoint conscious. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Price, 3. Design ë Market Route: Agents and trade fairs ë General: Commission agent are the most favoured route for most companies. There is a good agent network and most of the buyers visit their local trade shows, the most important of which are in Copenhagen. ** ë Retail: A complicated, entrepreneurial and fashion-conscious market where 5-6 store groups dominate the fashion scene at the higher level. An important growth market for the UK/EU until recently with numerous logistical and bureaucratic challenges. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Design, 3. Quality ë Market Route: Direct approach or contact through French, Italian and German trade shows. Buyers looking for brands. ë General: This market is going through difficult times but will resurface. EU exports are at the high end designer and middle market. Agents/introducers can help. The Italian look is in. Barriers to trade. á * "
ë Retail: Not heavily retailed, looking for
cheaper merchandise in most cases, one or two designer/streetwear multibrands in some of the larger cities. Overall a disappointing market ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Price, 3. Design ë Market Route: Agents and trade fairs and some direct approach. Distributors in some territories. ë General: A small and unprofitable market for most. The better end retailers travel to European shows and will work with agents but the agents and distributors can be difficult to work with and difficult to identify. Not a high priority for most. á "*+, - ë Retail: Highly sophisticated, a number of multibrand department stores and a major importer of UK and Irish fashion. Also an important indie market throughout the whole country. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Price, 3. Design ë Market Route: US trade fairs, direct approach and agents. ë General: A demanding and sophisticated market with a complicated duty and excise framework. Buyers expect US$ LDP prices and payments are an issue. The market is open to better end products from the EU but the mid market is penalised by duties and competition from domestic suppliers. Some important cultural and business difficulties and payments problems. Some agents but increasingly difficult. â ë Retail: The most sophisticated and best informed market of all. Strong department stores working direct and through wholesalers, trading companies, specialty boutique chains and a good indie market. ë Decision factors: 1. Design, 2. Quality, 3. Branding ë Market Route: EU trade shows/direct ë General: For many a Bread and Butter market. They buy professionally and well, visit all the shows, polite and honest and settle their bills. Major cultural issues and quality is everything. Long lead times and attention to detail and design are a must. Agents are less useful. IP issues can be a problem. Turmoil in the market at present! " ë Retail: Sophisticated and interesting. Consumers generally well informed. Strong department stores (chaebol) working direct and through wholesalers. Some quality indie market. An important shop window. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Design, 3. Celebrity ë Market Route: EU trade shows and direct approach. ë General: After a long period of sluggishness, there are signs this market is growing again. Buyers generally visit the French shows and follow key trends from Japan but are more dependent on branding, luxury branding and local celebrity. Major cultural issues. IP can be a problem. á * ë Retail: Fairly sophisticated with a preference for overstated luxury collections, often with longer sleeve lengths for cultural reasons. A few multibrand department stores and many disparate indies. A lot of the UK low end high street is already here where it is perceived as middle market. ë Decision factors: 1. Branding, 2. Price, 3. Design ë Market Route: French and Italian trade fairs and some direct approach. In-market approach difficult ë General: A great market for elegant and elaborate collections and quality kidswear but has to be handled with care. Complicated import restrictions apply in many markets and the market is not transparent with many cross- border agreements. Secure terms recommended. ).***
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