Deep DiveUS Apparel & Footwear Retailing—Themes, Concepts and Innovators: AI, Value, GLP-1 and More To Drive Apparel Transformation Aditya Kaushik, AnalystAnand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research August 18, 2025 Reasons to ReadThe US apparel and footwear market is resetting in 2025, with adaptability becoming a key competitive advantage over scale. As demand fragments across digital-native players, off-price retailers and warehouse clubs, traditional specialty retailers and department stores face increasing pressure to differentiate themselves. The retailers poised to lead the market are those making bold moves now—namely, embracing agile design, faster production cycles and AI (artificial intelligence)-powered personalization and localization. Ahead of our 2025 Market Navigator on apparel and footwear retailing in the US, we explore the key trends and themes in the space, our blue-sky thinking and the retail innovators we are watching. Other relevant research: Amazon Apparel US Consumer Survey 2025: New Shoppers, Deeper Loyalty—Amazon Converts Browsers into Buyers US Apparel and Footwear—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Low-Single-Digit Growth Expected, with E-Commerce Capturing Share Visit the Coresight Research Fashion and Luxury Hub to explore sector data, reports and company profiles. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Purchase this report. Buy Now This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 24: Matalan To Open Stores; Poundland Continues To Shutter StoresAnalyst Corner: Holiday Spirit, Bigger Budgets: US Consumers’ Plans for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the Holiday Season, with Aditya KaushikConsumer Sentiment Declines as Tariffs Loom: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 28, 2025—InfographicConfidence and Couture—Consumer Sentiment Ticks Up, Gucci Leads in Luxury: US Consumer Survey Insights
