Flash Report 4 minutesRegister for Free AccessWalmart Acquires Eloquii, Strengthening Its #1 Position in Apparel Coresight Research October 3, 2018 Executive Summary Walmart announced that it will acquire plus-size apparel brand and retailer Eloquii for an undisclosed amount. Walmart has recently acquired several other apparel brands, including Bonobos in June 2017. The acquisition will strengthen Walmart’s leading position in the US apparel market. Coresight Research data find that Walmart ranks number one in the clothing and footwear market by both sales and number of shoppers (despite the encroaching threat from Amazon). Like the Bonobos acquisition and the ModCloth acquisition before that, this move should extend Walmart’s reach among nontraditional shoppers—namely, younger consumers with higher disposable incomes than those of core Walmart shoppers. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Market Navigator: US Department Stores—Softness Ahead Despite Opportunities in Experiences and Alternative ModelsRetail 2024: Five Forces and Five Trends Impacting US RetailThe Bifurcation of the American Mall: The Future of Malls—Part 1Weinswig’s Weekly: Introducing Temu, the New Entrant in US E-Commerce