The global industry covering the trade and manufacturing chain involved in producing garments and apparel, spanning textile production in cotton, wool and synthetic fibers, embroidery and embellishment, fashion design, retail and the secondhand clothing market, and transformed historically by technologies such as the sewing machine and power loom. The worldwide market for textile and apparel exports reached roughly 772 billion dollars in 2013, with China the leading exporter at 161 billion dollars in 2016, followed by Bangladesh, Vietnam and India. Production is heavily concentrated in developing countries with lower labor costs, including China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Pakistan and increasingly Ethiopia, while retail distribution spans both traditional stores and a growing e-commerce channel, with the United States apparel market alone projected to reach 385 billion dollars by 2025.
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Which businesses count as part of the apparel industry?
It spans fibre producers through fashion and retail to second-hand trade and recycling.
The apparel industry, also called the clothing or garment industry, covers the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, the fashion industry, apparel retailers, and trade in second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
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Source Wikipedia: Burberry
Source Wikipedia, Chanel
Source U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC EDGAR filer record: Cintas Corporation
Source Kniže & Comp. (Wikipedia)
Source Lojas Renner (Wikipedia)
Source Moncler (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Next plc
Source Wikipedia, Prada
Source Puig (company) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: PVH Corp.
Source Wikipedia: Salvatore Ferragamo (company)
Source Wikipedia: Shein
Source Shenzhou International (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia, Swarovski
Source Wikipedia, ThredUp
Source Wikipedia, Ultimo (brand)
Source Wikipedia: Zalando
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1. Wikipedia, Apparel Industry
Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1Quote, lead section, paragraph 1
This includes the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, the fashion industry, apparel retailers, and trade in second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
Wikipedia: Burberry
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Burberry Group plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Burberry Group plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: PVH Corp.
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: PVH Corp., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: PVH Corp., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Salvatore Ferragamo (company)
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Zalando
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Zalando SE, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Zalando SE, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Next plc
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Next plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Next plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Shein
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Shein, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Shein, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia, Ultimo (brand)
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Ultimo (brand), Lead section, operates-inQuote, Companies In Industry: Ultimo (brand), Lead section, operates-in
Ultimo was a Scottish designer lingerie brand, majority owned by Sri Lanka-based lingerie group MAS Holdings.
Wikipedia, Prada
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Prada S.p.A., Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Wikipedia, Chanel
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Chanel, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Wikipedia, Swarovski
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Swarovski, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Lojas Renner (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Lojas Renner, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Lojas Renner, Lead
Lojas Renner (Portuguese: Renner Stores; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlɔʒas ʁẽˈneʁ]) is a Brazilian department store clothing company, headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Wikipedia, ThredUp
Companies In Industry: ThredUp, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: ThredUp, Lead
ThredUp Inc. is an American company that operates an online resale platform specializing in the sale of second-hand clothing, footwear, and accessories.
Moncler (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Moncler S.p.A., Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Moncler S.p.A., Infobox: industry
Fashion
Shenzhou International (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, Infobox: industry
Apparel
Puig (company) (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Puig Brands, S.A., Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Puig Brands, S.A., Infobox: industry
Fashion and fragrance
Kniže & Comp. (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Knize & Comp., Lead sentenceQuote, Companies In Industry: Knize & Comp., Lead sentence
Kniže & Comp. is a men's outfitter from Vienna, considered the first men's fashion brand in the world.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC EDGAR filer record: Cintas Corporation
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompanies In Industry: Cintas Corporation, sicDescriptionQuote, Companies In Industry: Cintas Corporation, sicDescription
"sicDescription": "Men\u0027s \u0026 Boys\u0027 Furnishgs, Work Clothg, \u0026 Allied Garments"
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