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2025 Apparel and Footwear Pulse series

Insights on supply chain dynamics and performance

Navigate the apparel and footwear industry with the latest supply chain insights. From value chain challenges and priorities to supply chain organization and more, we’ll help equip you to thrive in today’s ever-changing apparel and footwear landscape.

Introducing the Apparel and Footwear Pulse series

In December 2024, Deloitte surveyed 99 global vertical brands within the apparel, footwear and accessories sectors, with a specific focus on supply chain dynamics. This survey spanned a diverse range of industry segments, geographies, channels and sizes. Leaders from these organizations provided detailed responses to more than 50 questions—covering supply chain performance, capabilities, challenges, priorities and strategies.

Having analyzed the survey data, we’re now thrilled to launch the Apparel and Footwear Pulse series. This series will combine insights from the survey with perspectives from industry and supply chain specialists across Deloitte. Stay tuned for compelling insights designed to help you navigate and optimize your supply chain in today’s ever-evolving apparel and footwear industry sector.

Our first installment in the series provides an overview of the survey and the performance benchmarking. Over time, we’ll add new publications covering various areas, from value chain challenges to growth strategies and more.

Part I: Performance benchmarking

Explore key elements of the survey, from the respondents and their market offerings to channel mixes, annual revenues and more. Also included is an overview of brand performance across several key performance indicators (KPIs) such as inventory turns, gross margin and forecast accuracy. The data encompasses both historical performance and future expectations.

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