Apparel and Textiles

Apparel and Textiles
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The apparel industry in Canada was estimated to have sales of over $34.8 billion in 2017, and the textile industry import value was estimated to be valued at over $2.6 billion There has been steady increases in the sale of both menswear and womenswear, but the increase in men’s clothing has surprisingly outpaced the growth in womenswear. Large retailers of apparel and footwear, such as Marshalls, Winners, Mark’s, Reitman and Le Chateau, accounted for more than half of the total retail sales but consumers have dramatically changed their buying channel from instore to online. The fastest-growing distribution channel for apparel retailing is e-commerce which has grown from 6% in 2012 to over 11% in 2017.