Amazon will dominate the US apparel market by 2020
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- It is estimated that the company's apparel business will grow from $16 billion in gross merchandise volume (GMV) in 2015 to $52 billion in GMV in 2020.
- Compared to its most notable competitors, Amazon has 34% more apparel buyers than Target and 2% more than Walmart.
To help accelerate its growth in the apparel market, Amazon has made some investments in fashion recently. The e-commerce giant hired Julie Gilhart, the former fashion director at Barneys New York, as an adviser. Amazon is also opening fashion photography studios in Brooklyn and London.
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