Growth Constraints in Japan’s Apparel Market Due to Demographic Aging and Diversifying Preferences
First written in FY2017. 4 of 12 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-09-30.
and ST HD moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 8 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Achieved".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Over the medium to long term, the domestic apparel market is expected to continue its gradual structural contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population, while the overseas apparel market is expected to continue expanding, supported by population growth and higher income levels in emerging economies.」
It continues to describe the structural contraction of the domestic market and the outlook for expansion in overseas markets. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Over the medium to long term, the domestic apparel market is expected to continue its gradual structural contraction due to the declining birthrate and aging population, while the overseas apparel market is expected to continue expanding, supported by population growth and higher income levels in emerging economies.」
It continues to describe the structural contraction of the domestic market and the outlook for expansion in overseas markets. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Over the medium to long term, Japan’s apparel market is expected to continue its gradual structural contraction due to declining birth rates and population aging, while overseas apparel markets are expected to continue expanding, supported by population growth and rising income levels in emerging economies.」
It continues to describe the structural contraction expected in Japan’s domestic apparel market and the outlook for expansion in overseas markets. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「It is also said that in 2025, Japan’s working-age population and non-working-age population will reverse in size, changing the business structures of all industries.」
It links the contraction of the domestic market due to declining birth rates and population aging to changes in the population structure in 2025 and changes in the business structures of all industries. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition to the contraction and transformation of Japan’s apparel market due to population decline and aging, the advance of the information society is making all aspects of life increasingly borderless.」
It describes the growth constraints caused by declining birth rates and population aging more directly as the contraction and transformation of Japan’s domestic apparel market. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「In Japan’s apparel market, demographic ageing and declining birth rates and increasingly diverse consumer preferences are making it difficult for all brands to uniformly expand their sales scale.」
It describes a market environment in which declining birth rates, population aging, and increasingly diverse preferences make it difficult to expand sales across all brands uniformly.