Lifestyle Brands M&A Slows Amidst Economic Uncertainty
After a blockbuster 2021 and strong 2022, the Q4 2022 slowdown of M&A activity in the consumer products sector has carried over into the first quarter of 2023. While overall… Read more »
Industry Reports: Lifestyle Brands
Lifestyle Brands and Apparel Companies Benefit from Revenge Shopping as Consumers Ease Back Into Retail Shopping
Over the past several months, the apparel and lifestyle brands landscape has experienced an increase in merger and in-store shopping activity. In the first half of 2021, M&A continued with… Read more »
Consumer and Retail Businesses Face a Challenging Dichotomy in 2020
As COVID presses on, brands face unprecedented bankruptcies, restructurings, and growth opportunities on the horizon. During the first three quarters of 2020, the Lifestyle Brands landscape experienced a profound change… Read more »
Uniform & Workwear Apparel Continues to Thrive
With the continued upheaval in the retail environment, workwear is among the few thriving apparel segments, projected to grow to $41 billion by 20241. Estimated at $33.1 billion2 today, this sector provides… Read more »
Uniform & Workwear Industry Apparel Thrives in Uncertain Retail Environment
The Apparel & Retail landscape is undergoing seismic changes in the ways in which brands connect with customers, consumer tastes and distribution channels. Growth of eCommerce, an overwhelming transition from… Read more »
Retail Continues to Struggle as eCommerce Flourishes
Retailers continued to struggle at the beginning of 2017, with numerous retailers planning to shut down physical locations throughout the remainder of the year. Hampered by the success of eCommerce,… Read more »
Retailers Continue to Struggle in Q1’16
Retailers suffered significantly at the end of 2015 and in the first quarter of 2016, with many companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy or preparing to file in the near future…. Read more »
Apparel and Retail Witnessed Uptick in M&A Activity in 2015
The end of 2015 and beginning of 2016 saw an uptick in M&A activity for apparel and retail companies. In addition, Q4’15 witnessed several high-profile CEO changes at companies including… Read more »