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Quick Stats for intimate apparel marketers!
Who sells the most Intimate apparel in the USA?
Wal-Mart & Victoria's Secret each with a 15% share of the market.
Followed by J.C. Penney with 6%, Target & Kmart each with 5%.
Lane Bryant, Sears Roebuck & Co. and Kohl's each with 3% and Macy's and
Marshalls with 2% each.
The dollar share of private label bras accounted for 32% of total bra sales
in 2001 compared with 30% in 1999.
Private label panties accounted for 33% up 1% from 1999.
Private label sleepwear declined to 36% from 52% in 1999
Thongs now represent 25% of underwear
Discount stores now command 30.2 percent of the bra dollar business, up
from 28 percent in 1996. Dollar sales of bras sold in discount stores have
expanded from just over $1 billion in 1996 to almost $1.3 billion in 1998.
The total bra market is up from $3.6 billion in 1996 to $4.2 billion in
1998, according to the NPD Group.
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