Over the years consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) households spent more and more on clothing and footwear purchases, with expenditure marking over 75.5 billion British pounds in 2023, as displayed in the present statistic.
Online share of clothing and footwear sales
While spending on apparel holds steady, the number of stores for clothing and footwear in the UK has dropped in recent years. The likeliest culprit for this trend is the online channel, which currently accounts for over 25 percent of all retail sales made in textile, clothing and footwear stores in Great Britain.
UK market
The apparel market in the United Kingdom was estimated to generate a revenue of approximately 70 billion British pounds in 2023, an increase of around 10 billion pounds from the previous year. By 2027 the market was forecast to have grown by a further 10 billion pounds to over 80 billion pounds. When it came to the most popular apparel brands in the UK, sportswear companies led the way with Nike and adidas in the top two spots, with popularity scores of 68 and 66 percent respectively.
Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023
(in million GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 28, 2024). Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 (in million GBP)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Consumer Spending on Clothing and Footwear in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2023 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Consumer spending on clothing and footwear in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2023 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/289996/expenditure-on-clothing-and-footwear-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
