Morgan Stanley found the biggest losers in the apparel industry in 2017 included Sears Holdings, Macy’s, Ascena Retail Group, L Brands, Ralph Lauren and Chico’s. Amazon’s gains have a lot to do with losses at traditional department stores, the firm said.
Morgan Stanley is predicting department stores will only comprise about 8 percent of the total U.S. apparel market in 2022, compared with 24 percent in 2006.
Amazon meanwhile is picking up sales from its Prime shoppers. The company disclosed this week that it has more than 100 million paying members. According to Morgan Stanley, Prime shoppers are now two times more likely than non-Prime shoppers to buy clothes on Amazon.com, up from 1.5 times as likely a year ago.
“Amazon’s efforts to pursue fashion, specifically the launch of its own private label brands, adds more pressure here,” Nowak said.
CNBC previously reported that Amazon was quietly beefing up its private labels. The company recently started rolling our Prime Wardrobe, a subscription service, to a wider array of shoppers following pilot tests in certain markets.
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