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Manchester Retailing in Australia - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Claudia Burgio-Ficca Claudia Burgio-Ficca Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: May 2024 ANZSIC G4214

Revenue

$3.3bn

2024-25

$3.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

12,024

Businesses

1,300

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Manchester Retailing in Australia industry analysis

The Manchester Retailing industry has navigated a challenging trading landscape marked by a combination of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic's impact, and escalating competition from department stores and online retailers. These circumstances have exerted pressure on revenue and profit margins. Overall, manchester revenue has been climbing at an annualised 2.8% over the past five years and is expected to total $3.3 billion in 2023-24, when revenue will slide by 1.3%. Growth over the past five years can be attributed to the shift towards online shopping and increased demand for materials to make face masks during the pandemic.

Trends and Insights

  • The Manchester Retailing industry has managed to maintain growth by adapting to shifts in consumer behaviour like increased online shopping. Future success hinges on balancing adaptability amid fluctuating economic conditions and consumer habits.
  • Retailers provide diverse household textiles like bed linen and other textile goods. Revenue fluctuations are influenced by discretionary income changes, consumer preferences and the growing popularity of online shopping, affecting the relative popularity of manchester products.
  • Demographic and income patterns significantly influence the location of manchester retailers. They create an advantageous setting for selling manchester products and reaching a wide range of customers.
  • A spike in online shopping has resulted in online retailers becoming significant competitors to manchester retailers. Online stores can offer heavily discounted prices because of lower overhead costs and this strategy appeals to an increasingly value-conscious consumer base.
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Industry Overview

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $3.3bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Cost of living pressure is eroding demand

  • Manchester retailers are dealing with challenging trading conditions in the current economic environment. A perfect storm of government stimulus, low interest rates and global supply chain disruptions in recent years have led to a significant hike in inflation.
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Manchester Retailing in Australia
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Improvements in discretionary income and residential construction activity will fuel demand

  • Real household discretionary incomes is set to improve on the back of gradually easing inflationary pressures and an anticipated drop in the cash rate. The upswing in income will give consumers more capacity to invest in home goods and decor.

Biggest companies in the Manchester Retailing in Australia

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Spotlight
2,150.0
Adairs
422.5
Lincraft Australia
129.9

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Products & Services Segmentation

Manchester Retailing in Australia
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Bed linen and blankets, Pillows and cushions and Towels and face washers. Bed linen and blankets is the largest segment of the Manchester Retailing in Australia.

Trends and Insights

Sales of bed linen and blankets are dwindling as external retailers' competition increases

  • The bed linen and blankets segment has weakened as a share of industry revenue. Strong competition from external retailers, especially discount department stores like Kmart, Target and Big W has led to a slump in sales for manchester retailers.
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Competitors

  • Department Stores in Australia
  • Furniture Retailing in Australia

Complementors

  • Cut and Sewn Textile Product Manufacturing in Australia
  • Textile Product Wholesaling in Australia

International industries

  • Fabric, Craft & Sewing Supplies Stores in the US
  • Online Home Furnishing Sales in the US
  • Home Furnishings Stores in Canada
  • Fabric, Craft & Sewing Supplies Stores in Canada
  • Manchester Retailing in New Zealand

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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Manchester retailers sell household textiles like bed linen, cushions and curtains. These products are purchased from upstream manufacturers and wholesalers in domestic and international markets. Goods are then sold to downstream consumers via bricks-and-mortar physical or the online platforms operated by brick-and-mortar retailers.

What's included in this industry?

Bed linen and blanketsCurtainsHaberdasheryPillows and cushionsTowels and face washersFabricTable and kitchen linenCushion coversIroning board coversLaundry bags

Companies

SpotlightAdairsLincraft Australia

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Related Terms

SMART FABRICSHOUSEHOLD TEXTILESSOFT FURNISHINGS

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 4214 - Manchester Retailing in Australia

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The Manchester Retailing industry has managed to maintain growth by adapting to shifts in consumer behaviour like increased online shopping. Future success hinges on balancin...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Retailers provide diverse household textiles like bed linen and other textile goods. Revenue fluctuations are influenced by discretionary income changes, consumer preferences...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Demographic and income patterns significantly influence the location of manchester retailers. They create an advantageous setting for selling manchester products and reaching...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

A spike in online shopping has resulted in online retailers becoming significant competitors to manchester retailers. Online stores can offer heavily discounted prices becaus...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The Manchester Retailing industry is highly fragmented and comprises numerous smaller retailers except for the two major and medium-size retailers. These retailers operate st...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Spotlight's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Adairs's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Lincraft Australia's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Spotlight, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Adairs, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Lincraft Australia, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Labour-intensive operations, like customer service and restocking, are crucial for day-to-day operations in the Manchester Retailing industry. However, retailers also invest ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The Manchester Retailing industry has seen profit growth through strategic pricing and online market penetration. Meanwhile, the shift towards online retail has led to lower ...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

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Key data sources in Australia include:

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Australian Taxation Office
  • Australian Securities & Investments Commission

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the market size of the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia in 2024?

The market size of the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia is $3.3bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Manchester Retailing in Australia industry in 2024?

There are 1,300 businesses in the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia has been growing at a CAGR of 2.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Manchester Retailing market in Australia?

The biggest companies operating in the Manchester Retailing market in Australia are Spotlight, Adairs and Lincraft Australia

What does the Manchester Retailing in Australia include?

Bed linen and blankets and Curtains are part of the Manchester Retailing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Manchester Retailing in Australia?

The company holding the most market share in Australia is Spotlight.

How competitive is the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia?

The level of competition is high and increasing in the Manchester Retailing industry in Australia.