Historically, online apparel sales have grown faster than the overall online retail sales.
Assuming that a similar trend continues in the future, we estimate a CAGR of 11.5% for the online apparel retail market which is slightly higher than 10% CAGR for the overall online retail market.
The online apparel and accessories market is a key part of this trend.
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He went into partnership with his former agent, Leonard Armato, to launch Dunk.net, which sold apparel and shoes online in 2000.
The next step is to estimate growth in the online apparel market.
From 2004 to 2009, while online retail sales increased at an average annual rate of 16%, online apparel sales increased by 19% annually (data not available for 2010-2012).
But music, electronics, and office products also earn high scores, and nine other categories, from cars to specialty apparel, have online prospects that earn them a moderately favorable rating.
Fan Li, founder of online custom apparel company Blank Label, is also hesitant.
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JustFab co-CEO Adam Goldenberg sees a large opportunity for growth as more and more of the apparel and accessories industry moves online.
After his fashion website launched in 2010, he had to reboot his wardrobe to sweeten his pitch to international luxury brands whose apparel he wanted to hawk online.
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At Floodgate, her early investments include both Modcloth, an online retailer whose apparel and accessories are sourced from independent designers, and TaskRabbit, a marketplace for individuals to outsource chores and errands.
Now the upscale retailer can push mobile or desktop ads specifically to Facebook users who regularly spend on high-end apparel or those who looked online at making a clothing purchase but didn't pull the trigger.
Urban Outfitters delivers products closer to the season for which they are intended, and they have one of the most profitable online markets among teen apparel retailers, Sozzi added.
The place where there is perhaps the highest potential for innovation is in the apparel industry, where the barriers to online shopping tend to be particularly high.
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The largest category in terms of online sales on Black Friday was apparel and accessories, with more than a quarter of all sales.
The holiday season kicked off with online shopping leading the way and apparel retailers such as Urban Outfitters will look to make the most of it.
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Outside of apparel and accessories, Best Buy is aggressively targeting online sales as part of its Renew Blue plan.
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Online shoppers are bringing cheer to teen apparel stocks this holiday season.
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Apparel was the biggest winner: shoppers referred to online stores through social networks generated a 2.2 percent of all sales in August, an increase of more than 113 percent over 2011.
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Apparel sales will continue to shift from physical stores to online, and Aeropostale and other retailers have to be part of this broader shift.
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Amazon.com, apart from being a major online retailer of books, DVDs, music, games, apparel, and other merchandise, also has a small business of providing cloud and other Web services.
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Amazon offers web services like cloud computing and cloud storage competing with bigger players like Google, Microsoft and Salesforce.com in addition to being a major online retailer of books, DVDs, music, games, apparel and other merchandise.
The increased acceptance to buy items like pants and shoes online has had some companies launching specific sites for certain types of apparel.
Amazon is an online retailer that sells a variety of books, music, electronics, and apparel across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Clothing sales made the biggest breakthrough last year, with apparel and accessories displacing computer hardware and software as the top non-travel category in online retail.
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