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Cotton is fashionable
10 Feb '07
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Cotton is Fashionable
Although brand name is important, six out of ten consumers would rather know the fiber content than the brand name. The majority of global consumers (53.7%) chose cotton over other fibers, such as wool, silk, polyester, and Lycra, as the fiber best suited for today's fashions-up 2.6 percentage points from 1999. Most likely to agree that cotton is the fiber of choice for today's fashions were Indian (68.7%), Italian (62.8%), and Colombian (59.6%) consumers. Cotton was also the fiber most global consumers (65.1%) said they preferred to wear; in China, Germany, Italy and Japan, over 70% of consumers said they would rather wear cotton than other fibers.
Consumers Continue to Spend on Apparel
No doubt about it, the love affair with apparel shopping continues to grow. The survey confirms that 68% of consumers love or like to shop. From 2003 to 2006, Global consumers increased their spending on apparel by 4%.
The survey also proves that consumers are willing to spend more for quality. The percentage of consumers willing to pay more for natural fibers was highest in China (81.3%), India (79.6%) and Italy (76.8%).
While Chinese consumers spent the most on apparel as a percentage of per-capita GDP (10.7%), Italian consumers spent the most in dollars ($1,716) and Indian consumers spent the least ($190), illustrating that regardless of apparel spending patterns, consumers recognize the value of natural fibers.
Shopping Habits When asked where they purchased most of their clothing, global consumers named independent retail stores (22%), department stores (20%), specialty stores (17%) and chain stores (13%).
However, as more people become computer savvy and connected to the World Wide Web, there has been a tremendous change in the way consumers use the internet for apparel shopping. Although many U.S. consumers still get clothing ideas from what they already own (67%) and from store displays (46%), about a third browse the Internet for clothing, a significant increase from 12% in 1999. The Internet as a source for clothing ideas also showed strong growth in Japan, the U.K. and China.
Although brand name is important, six out of ten consumers would rather know the fiber content than the brand name. The majority of global consumers (53.7%) chose cotton over other fibers, such as wool, silk, polyester, and Lycra, as the fiber best suited for today's fashions-up 2.6 percentage points from 1999. Most likely to agree that cotton is the fiber of choice for today's fashions were Indian (68.7%), Italian (62.8%), and Colombian (59.6%) consumers. Cotton was also the fiber most global consumers (65.1%) said they preferred to wear; in China, Germany, Italy and Japan, over 70% of consumers said they would rather wear cotton than other fibers.
Consumers Continue to Spend on Apparel
No doubt about it, the love affair with apparel shopping continues to grow. The survey confirms that 68% of consumers love or like to shop. From 2003 to 2006, Global consumers increased their spending on apparel by 4%.
The survey also proves that consumers are willing to spend more for quality. The percentage of consumers willing to pay more for natural fibers was highest in China (81.3%), India (79.6%) and Italy (76.8%).
While Chinese consumers spent the most on apparel as a percentage of per-capita GDP (10.7%), Italian consumers spent the most in dollars ($1,716) and Indian consumers spent the least ($190), illustrating that regardless of apparel spending patterns, consumers recognize the value of natural fibers.
Shopping Habits When asked where they purchased most of their clothing, global consumers named independent retail stores (22%), department stores (20%), specialty stores (17%) and chain stores (13%).
However, as more people become computer savvy and connected to the World Wide Web, there has been a tremendous change in the way consumers use the internet for apparel shopping. Although many U.S. consumers still get clothing ideas from what they already own (67%) and from store displays (46%), about a third browse the Internet for clothing, a significant increase from 12% in 1999. The Internet as a source for clothing ideas also showed strong growth in Japan, the U.K. and China.
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