Inclusivity in Retail: Trends from 2022, Opportunities for 2023

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Inclusivity—providing equal access for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized—is a key trend in retail. We explore progress in 2022 and present our expectations for the development of inclusivity in retail in 2023, across areas such as adaptive, gender-free and extended-size offerings.

We discuss recent product launches in retail categories including apparel and footwear, beauty, jewelry, and luxury.

Companies mentioned in this report include: Balmain, BloomChic, DeBeers, The Diigitals, L’Oréal, Mielle Organics, Microsoft, Thirteen Lune, Tiffany & Co.

Other relevant research:

• Our Inclusive Beauty series, covering beauty for diverse ages, ethnicities and races, and gender (including male beauty)
• Think Tank: Adaptive Apparel in the US
• US Women’s Extended-Size Apparel Market
• The Evolving Gender-Free Category
• Inclusivity in Retail: Trends from 2021, Learnings for 2022