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Episode description
Within apparel and footwear, sportswear is expected to be the fastest growing category over the next five years. In the UK, sportswear has a foretasted compound annual growth rate of 4.5% in constant value terms. The trend of athleisure, that is, clothing designed to be worn both for everyday use and for exercise, is becoming a part of everyday consumer lifestyle, leading the sports-inspired category to become the fastest growing category of sportswear over the past five years.