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Similar to apparel, footwear is projected to exhibit a decline in retail volume growth in 2023, with retail value sales remaining positive, primarily attributed to inflation and rising unit prices. The sector faced a steeper decline than apparel…
Retail sales of footwear saw fairly modest growth in volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous yearly. With wallets being squeezed due to inflationary pressures and high interest rates, a growing number of Spaniards were forced to…
Following the major downturn registered in 2020 caused by COVID-19, retail volume sales of footwear continued to recover in 2023. However, growth rates slowed significantly, and demand for footwear remained well below the pre-pandemic level. In 2023,…
Like apparel, footwear registered declining volume sales in 2023 following two good years, as local consumer spending began to shift away from goods back to services. Inflation and rising unit prices positively impacted current value sales, however.…
The demand for childrenswear is dampened by demographic trends, with the fertility rate and 0-3-year-old population seeing a downward trajectory in the country. In addition, the 4-14-year-old population started to drop towards the end of the review…