The revenue in the fashion e-commerce market in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 18.2 billion U.S. dollars (+45.56 percent). After the sixth consecutive increasing year, the indicator is estimated to reach 58.1 billion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find more information concerning North America and the United States. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

The coronavirus crisis has led fashion and clothes shoppers to consider issues such as sustainability, social and environmental impact of the clothing industry. In a recent consumer survey where UK consumers were polled, 83 percent of respondents agreed that clothing items should be designed to last longer than they do at present. Around 58 percent of those who took part in the survey advocated government regulation in improving the social and environmental impacts from the clothing sector.

This statistic displays ethical clothing sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2020. Revenue from the sales of ethical clothing rose from 29 million British pounds in 2015, reaching 57 million pounds in 2020.

In December 2024, the share of total retail sales of textile products, clothes, and shoes made online in Great Britain amounted to 29.3 percent. A peak was reached in February 2021, when online sales reached about 65 percent of total retail sales of textile products, clothes, and shoes in Great Britain.

The revenue change in the apparel market in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously decrease between 2025 and 2029 by in total 0.3 percentage points. According to this forecast, in 2029, the revenue change will have decreased for the third consecutive year to 3.22 percent. Find other key market indicators concerning the revenue and volume. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

In late March 2020 when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic took hold in the United Kingdom (UK), online revenue figures in the fashion retail sector underwent a visible decline, the most steep fall taking place the week ending March 29 by 29 percent. Overall, online revenues in the fashion and accessories category during the crisis have shown improvements from mid-April onwards. The UK government announced the lockdown easing measures on June 23, 2020.

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In a survey conducted in January 2023, roughly one fifth of 18 to 24 year olds in Great Britain said that they were at least somewhat favorable towards the clothing and fashion industry. This was considerably lower than in 2020 when seven percent were very favorable and one quarter were somewhat favorable.

This statistic shows the value of total retail sales volumes through textile, clothing and footwear stores in Great Britain monthly, from January 2020 to October 2024. In the most recently reported period, approximately 3.9 billion British pounds worth of items were sold through textile, clothing and footwear stores in Britain. In sales value terms (amount spent), the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports slightly higher figures.

This statistic shows the value of total retail sales volumes through textile, clothing and footwear stores in Great Britain from 2005 to 2023. In 2020, approximately 41.3 billion British pounds worth of goods were sold through textile, clothing and footwear stores. This was the lowest value recorded since 2005. Figures recovered in 2023, amounting to roughly 52.7 billion pounds, slightly below 2019 levels.

In the United Kingdom, online apparel sales grew significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, e-commerce accounted for 55 percent of all apparel sales in the European country, almost 20 percentage points higher than the previous year. While a slight decline was expected in 2021 as the nation adapted to the new normal, forecasts indicate that the online segment has come to stay and will continue to grow in the coming years.

According to a recent consumer survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) on sustainable fashion purchase behavior, British men preferred shopping with sustainable fashion brands more than women did, with 53 percent versus 47 percent, respectively. The survey results revealed that male respondents from the age groups 25-34 and 35-44 were more likely to only buy clothes from sustainable brands compared to respondents in the other age groups and gender. Among women polled for this survey, those aged 35-44 and over 55 showed higher preference for sustainable fashion brands.

In a recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), around one-fifth of consumers stated that they bought clothes from sustainable brands. When asked if they agreed with the statement "I only buy clothes from sustainable brands", a combined 50 percent of those surveyed tended to disagree.

Consumer spending on clothing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 has continually increased year after year, with the exception of 2020, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2023, spending on clothing reached an all-time high at approximately 66.2 billion British pounds. Clothing and footwear share in total expenditure In 2023, around five percent of British households’ total expenditure went into clothing and footwear. Generally, as total domestic expenditure has increased, so has spending on clothing and footwear. The share of 5 percent has remained fairly consistent over the past years. UK as a clothing importer As of 2022, the UK had a four percent share of global clothing imports, slightly behind Japan which had a 4.6 percent share. The UK also exports a significant value of clothing. In 2022, The large majority of the UK’s clothing exports went to neighboring European countries, but clothing worth approximately 832 million British pounds was exported to the Asia and Oceania region.

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has led to a crisis in the apparel and clothing industry with the slowdown of global supply of clothing for leading fashion brands. While this has led to some soul searching for the fast fashion sector, on the consumer side of the issue, the impact seems to be minimum. According to the findings of a recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom, when asked if the Covid-19 lockdown has impacted the way they think about buying and disposing clothing, 30 percent of respondents said this wasn't something they considered. Only a combined share of eight percent of UK individuals said the lockdown had a lot of/a fair amount of impact on the way they purchased and got rid of clothing.

This statistic shows the number of enterprises for the manufacture of wearing apparel in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2020. In 2020, there were 4,068 enterprises manufacturing wearing apparel in the UK, an increase of about 190 enterprises compared to the previous year.

This statistic shows the value of retail sales of clothing in small businesses in Great Britain monthly, from January 2020 to October 2024. Sales of clothing in small retail stores amounted to approximately 600 million British pounds in October 2024.

This statistic presents the market size of women's outerwear in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, with a forecast up until 2020. In 2010, the size of women's outerwear market was 17.4 billion British pounds. By 2015, it had grown to 19.4 billion pounds, with a growth rate of 11.4 percent. However, the market is expected to stagnate in 2016 and 2017 and start decreasing from 2018. The expected sales revenue in 2020 is 19.2 billon pounds.

The revenue in the apparel market in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2029 by in total 9.9 billion GBP (£) (+14.33 percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach 78.96 billion GBP (£) and therefore a new peak in 2029. Find other key market indicators concerning the revenue growth and average price per unit (PPU). The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

Millennials and Generation Z were forecast to be tied as the generations with the largest share of the sustainable apparel market in the United Kingdom in 2022. They each made up just over two-thirds of the market. More information on this topic can be found in the Statista report on the generational gap in sustainable consumption.

Over the weeks between January 5 and March 15, 2020, the year-on-year growth rate of the online orders of fashion and accessories retail items fluctuated, but generally stayed within positive ranges in the United Kingdom (UK). Starting from the week ending March 22, following which the country went into lockdown and all but essential stores temporarily closed, online orders in fashion retail industry took a hit and has not shown any significant signs of going back to normal until late May.

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