The Apparel market includes all clothing segments that are produced for private end customers and it is made up of the following product lines: Women’s Apparel, Men’s Apparel and Children’s Apparel. For each of them, the market is segmented into formal wear, casual wear, sportswear, nightwear, and other types. Small, medium-sized and big fashion brands around the world operate at a national or regional level. The distribution channels involved in the lifecycle process of apparel items can be distinguished between suppliers of multi-label products (such as department stores), textile chains, mail-order business (such as e-commerce) and single-label stores.