India Sportswear Market Size and Forecast Analytics by Category (Apparel, Footwear, Accessories), Segments (Gender, Positioning, Activitiy), Retail Channel and Key Brands, 2020-2025
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India’s sportswear market was valued at INR842.0 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than 13% by 2025. The sportswear market of India experienced a decline of more than 5% during 2019-2020, which recovered with significant growth during 2020-2021. Sports clothing accounted for the largest share in 2020, followed by sports footwear, and sports accessories. Offline purchases dominated India’s sportswear market, and clothing, footwear & accessories specialists was the leading distribution channel, followed by online specialists, department stores and other online retailers. Nike, Adidas, and Puma were the top brands in India’s sportswear market in 2021.
Overview of the Indian sportswear market
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What are the market dynamics of the Indian sportswear market?
Sports clothing: India’s sports clothing includes womenswear, menswear, and childrenswear, where womenswear is expected to show the highest growth rate during the forecast period, while childrenswear showed the lowest growth rate. In 2020, active was the dominating sportswear type, followed by sports-inspired casual wear and technical sportswear types. Other sports had the highest share amongst the sports clothing based on activity in 2020, followed by training, football (soccer only) and running. By value Nike, Adidas and Decathlon were the top sports clothing brands in the country in 2021.
Sports footwear: The sports footwear category is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than 12% during 2021-202. India’s sports footwear includes women’s footwear, men’s footwear, and children’s footwear, where men’s footwear is expected to show the highest growth rate during the forecast period. In 2020, active was the dominating sports footwear type, followed by technical and sports-inspired casualwear footwear types. Training had the highest share amongst the sports footwear based on activity in 2020, followed by others, running, and basketball. Nike, Adidas and Puma were the top sports footwear brands by value in 2021.
Sports accessories: The sports accessories category is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than 20% during 2021-2025. India’s sports accessories includes -handbags, sunglasses, hats, scarves, gloves, belts, and other accessories, where gloves is expected to show the highest growth rate during the forecast period. Handbags had the highest share of India’s sports accessories in 2020, followed by hats and scarves. In 2020, sports-inspired casual wear was the dominating sports accessories type, followed by active and technical sports accessory types. Other sports had the highest share amongst the sports accessories based on activity in 2020, followed by training, running, and football (soccer only). Nike, Adidas and Puma were the top sports footwear brands by value in 2021.
What are the key segments of the Indian sportswear market?
India’s sportswear market is categorized into sports clothing, sports footwear, and sports accessories. Sports clothing accounted for the largest share in 2020, followed by sports footwear, and sports accessories. Sports clothing share has been increasing during 2015-2020 and it is expected to grow at a steady pace during the forecast period.
Indian sportswear market, by key categories
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What are the major distribution channels in the Indian sportswear market?
Offline purchases had a major share in India’s sportswear market, with online penetration being less than 1700% in 2020. The distribution channels in India’s sportswear market included clothing, footwear & accessories specialists, online specialists, department stores, other online retailers, hypermarkets, supermarkets and hard discounters, other non-store retailers and others. Clothing, footwear & accessories specialists was the leading distribution channel in 2020, followed by online specialists and department stores. Online specialists is expected to outperform department stores by 2025.
Indian sportswear market, by distribution channels
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Which are the top sportswear brands in India?
The major sportswear brands in India’s sportswear market include Nike, Adidas, Puma, Decathlon, Converse, Under Armour, ASICS, Champion, Reebok, New Balance, Lacoste, Columbia, FILA, Speedo, Vans, Lululemon, Lotto, Gymshark and Callaway. Most of the brands had mass-market price positioning, while Lacoste had premium price positioning. Champion was the only brand amongst the top twenty which had value price positioning.
Indian sportswear market, by key brands
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Market report scope
Market size (year – 2020) | INR842.0 billion |
Growth rate (CAGR) | >13% |
Base year for estimation | 2020 |
Forecast period | 2021-2025 |
Key categories | Sports clothing, sports footwear, and sports accessories. |
Key distribution channels | Clothing, footwear & accessories specialists, online specialists, department stores, other online retailers, hypermarkets, supermarkets and hard discounters, other non-store retailers and others |
Key brands | Nike, Adidas, Puma, Decathlon, Converse, Under Armour, ASICS, Champion, Reebok, New Balance, Lacoste, Columbia, FILA, Speedo, Vans, Lululemon, Lotto, Gymshark and Callaway |
The research report provides both the historic and forecast market data of total retail sales, and the clothing, footwear and accessories market in India. It illustrates the data with charts, graphs and tables summarizing the value, with category details in clothing, footwear and accessories sector. The forecasts include the impact of COVID-19 on growth. The research report also reveals major retailers share in clothing, footwear and accessories sector with their price and market positioning in 2020.
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Frequently asked questions
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What is the market value of the Indian sportswear market in 2020?
The Indian sportswear market was valued at INR842.0 billion in 2020.
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What is the growth rate of the Indian sportswear market?
The Indian sportswear market is expected to grow by a CAGR of more than 13% during 2021-2025.
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What are the key categories of the Indian sportswear market?
Sports clothing accounted for the largest share in 2020, followed by sports footwear, and sports accessories.
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What are the leading distribution channels of India’s sportswear market?
Clothing, footwear & accessories specialists was the leading distribution channel in 2020, followed by other online specialists and department stores.
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What are the key brands in India’s sportswear market?
The top sportswear brands in the Indian sportswear market include Nike, Adidas, Puma, Decathlon, Converse, Under Armour, ASICS, Champion, Reebok, New Balance, Lacoste, Columbia, FILA, Speedo, Vans, Lululemon, Lotto, Gymshark and Callaway.
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