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Suzi contributes to the fashion team, providing insights across apparel and footwear, luxury goods and personal accessories for the UK.
Suzi provides insights across the fashion industry, with a special interest in sustainability and the digitisation of fashion. Suzi previously worked closely with clients in South Africa, delivering tailored client research reports and strategy briefings.
High-profile events such as the FIFA Women's World Cup and WNBA games have significantly increased viewership, alongside expanded media coverage and social media visibility. The heightened interest in women’s sports has fuelled sales of women’s sportswear and these products outperformed men’s over the last five years. Despite the better performance, gender gaps persist in the sports world, offering opportunities for those who want to invest in this expanding segment.
In the face of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties, the latest eyewear data published by Euromonitor International confirms a mixed outlook for the global eyewear market. In the near-term signs of progress are evident. In this article, we have identified five key opportunities as companies rise to the challenge of bouncing back stronger in 2025 and beyond.
The US apparel and footwear industry demonstrated resilience during the pandemic, recovering faster than the global market in 2020-2021. However, since 2022, rising inflationary pressures have slowed its growth compared to the world market, though it remains the largest, holding a 23% global share.