Germany Apparel Market: Key Trends, Regional and Category Performance, Competitive Landscape and Top Retailers to 2030

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This report offers a detailed analysis of the apparel market in Germany with forecasts to 2029. It includes analysis of consumer shopping behavior, apparel brands, product categories, channels, and the macroeconomic climate.

Germany’s real GDP declined in both 2023 and 2024 as it faced high interest rates and a tough exports market due to increasing competition from China. Real GDP is forecast to remain flat in 2025 due to the impact of US tariffs. Inflation lowered from 5.9% in 2023 to 2.3% in 2024 and 2.2% in 2025, helping consumer sentiment recover, though will remain higher than pre-pandemic levels. Germany also faces the problem of an ageing population and rising unemployment, putting pressure on incomes and inhibiting apparel demand.

Scope

The apparel market in Germany rose by 4.1% in 2023, driven by higher prices as high inflation continued to impact the finances of consumers.

The market is expected to rise a respectable 3.0% in 2024, but online penetration will dip slightly again, as cautious consumers seek to try on and see items in person before buying. While the market is expected to outperform again from 2025 onwards as brands invest in new technologies to strengthen their online propositions, online penetration growth will remain sluggish, as the market becomes more established.

Shein continues to make considerable strides in the market thanks to its vast offer of affordable trend-led fashion, having leapt to the fourth position in the market, now only sitting marginally behind Nike and likely overtaking it in 2024 as Nike struggles due to a lack of innovation.

Key Highlights

The German apparel market declined in 2024, as consumer finances remained strained

Value will showcase the strongest rise in share by 2029 as consumers remain more cost-conscious amid economic uncertainty

The online market will continue to outpace offline, as consumers value its convenience and the ease of comparing prices

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Deichmann
C&A
H&M
Otto
Zalando
KiK
Bonprix
Peek & Cloppenburg
Ernsting's Family
Galeria Kaufhof
Zara
TK Maxx
Intersport
Shein
Sport 2000
Nike
Adidas
S.Oliver
Puma
Hugo Boss
Takko Fashion
Instagram
TikTok
Temu
Amazon

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Germany Apparel Market Drivers

Germany Apparel Market Inhibitors

Economic Background

Germany APPAREL MARKET: MARKET SIZE TO 2029

Germany Apparel Market, 2019, 2024 & 2029

Germany APPAREL MARKET: CATEGORY PERFORMANCE TO 2029

Germany Apparel Market by Category, 2019, 2024, & 2029

Germany Clothing Categories 2019-2029

Germany Footwear Categories 2019-2029

Germany Accessories Category 2019-2029

Germany Apparel Market by Price Positioning, 2019, 2024, & 2029

Germany Sportswear Market 2019-2029

Germany APPAREL MARKET: CHANNEL PERFORMANCE TO 2029

Germany Online vs Offline Channel Growth 2019-2029

Germany Apparel Market by Channel, 2024 & 2029

CONSUMERS

Impact of rising inflation on apparel spend in Germany

Secondhand Apparel Purchases in Germany

Opinions on online shopping

Retailers German Consumers Bought Apparel From in the Past Year

COMPETITVE LANDSCAPE: BRANDS

Top 10 Germany Apparel Market Shares 2023-2025

Top 10: Winners & Losers Outlook

Brand Profiles

Adidas

Hugo Boss

Deichmann

Takko Fashion

METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CONTACTS

Table

Clothing: Winning and Losing Product Segments, 2024-2029 CAGR (%)

Footwear: Winning and Losing Product Segments, 2024-2029 CAGR (%)

Accessories: Winning and Losing Product Segments, 2024-2029 CAGR (%)

Retailers German Consumers Bought Apparel From in the Past Year by Demographic

Figures

Real GDP (EUR trillion) and annual growth (%)

Nominal GDP (EUR trillion) and annual growth (%)

Real GDP per capita (EUR thousand) and annual growth (%)

Consumer price inflation (%)

Population (millions) and annual growth (%)

Population by age group (%)

Population by rural-urban split

Employed people (millions) and unemployment rate

Germany Apparel Market Value, 2019, 2024 & 2029 (EUR bn) with five-year CAGR (%)

Germany Apparel Market Value (EUR bn) and Volumes (m units) 2019-2029, with Annual Growth (%)

Category Shares within Germany’s Apparel Market (%) 2019, 2024 & 2029

Clothing: Market Value (EUR bn) by Category, 2019, 2024, & 2029, with forecast CAGR (%)

Footwear: Market Value (EUR bn) by Category, 2019, 2024, & 2029, with forecast CAGR (%)

Accessories: Market Value (EUR bn) by Category, 2019, 2024, & 2029, with forecast CAGR (%)

Germany Apparel Market by Price Positioning, 2019, 2024, & 2029

Germany Sportswear Market (EUR bn) with Annual Growth (%), 2019-2029

Germany Online Apparel Market (EUR bn) 2019-2029 and Online Penetration (%)

Online, Offline & Total Apparel Annual Growth in the Germany (%), 2019-2029

Germany Apparel Market by Channel Share (%) 2024 & 2029

Impact of Rising Inflation on Apparel Spend in Germany

Secondhand Apparel Purchases in Germany

Secondhand Apparel Purchases in Germany by Region and Age

Opinions on online shopping in Germany

Top 10 Germany Apparel Brands by Market Share (%), 2021, 2022 & 2023 with Change in Share 2021-2023

Adidas’ Apparel Market Share (%) in Germany 2019-2024

Hugo Boss’ Apparel Market Share (%) in Germany 2019-2024

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