Apparel industry - Apparel industry

Japanese: アパレル産業 - アパレルさんぎょう
Apparel industry - Apparel industry
The ready-made clothing industry. Apparel means "clothing." It is made up of apparel manufacturing wholesalers, sewing manufacturers, knitwear manufacturers, contract processing companies, import wholesalers, secondary wholesalers, and retailers that sell apparel products. The market size of the Japanese apparel industry is about 15 trillion yen (1996), and by retail sales format, 43.5% is clothing specialty stores, 32.9% is department stores, 17.8% is supermarkets, and 5.8% is mail order. By size of the companies, the majority are small and medium-sized enterprises, which reflects the nature of the fashion industry, where individual ability is the most important factor for success. As consumption becomes more individualized and diverse in the future, the advantages of being a small and medium-sized enterprise are expected to be further demonstrated. The term "apparel industry" was established in the 1970s. This was when the industry began to pursue high added value against the backdrop of the improved competitiveness of textile products flowing in from China and Southeast Asian countries.

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Japanese:
既製服産業。アパレルapparelとは〈衣服〉の意である。アパレル製造卸,縫製メーカー,ニットウェアメーカー,受託加工業者,輸入卸,二次卸,そしてアパレル製品を販売する小売業者から構成される。日本のアパレル業界の市場規模は約15兆円(1996年)であり,それを販売小売業態別に見ると,衣料専門店43.5%,百貨店32.9%,スーパーマーケット17.8%,通信販売5.8%となっている。構成メンバーを企業規模別にみると,圧倒的に中小企業が多いが,これは,個人の力量が最も重要な成功要因となるファッション産業の特質を反映している。今後,消費の個性化・多様化が進展するにつれ,中小企業であることの強みがさらに発揮されると予想される。〈アパレル産業〉という語が定着したのは1970年代に入ってからのこと。中国,東南アジア諸国から流入する繊維製品の商品競争力の向上を背景に,高付加価値化をこの業界が追求しはじめた頃にあたる。

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