Sports intimate wear has been in high demand, thanks to a shift in perspective that has led to comfort being given as much importance as style. This category of intimate wear is specifically designed to be worn during physical activities such as running, yoga, games, and competitive sports, and ensures maximum comfort.
Growing awareness regarding health and fitness, along with the emergence of wearable technology backed by the rapid expansion of e-commerce, has boosted the growth of the sports intimate wear market at the global level. According to analysts at Technavio, the global sports intimate wear market stood at $26 billion in 2015 and is poised to grow at a CAGR of 10% by 2020.
In this blog, we identify the top vendors in the market.
Adidas
One of the leading global sport goods manufacturing companies, Adidas designs, manufactures, and sells an extensive range of apparel, footwear, and hardware products under its key brand portfolio. When it comes to sports intimate wear, some of its offerings include training boxers and briefs for men and bras for women, as well as techfit compression wear and swimwear.
Nike
Incorporated in 1967 and headquartered in Oregon, Nike designs, develops, markets, and sells a variety of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for men, women, and children worldwide. Its other major brands include Converse, Hurley, and Jordan. Nike’s sports intimate wear provides different levels of support and includes compression wear, swimwear, and sports bras.
Hanesbrands
A leading manufacturer and marketer of everyday basic apparel, Hanesbrands is headquartered in California. Inventors of the sports bra and the stretch-cup T-shirt bra, Hanes has emerged as a household name in America. The company’s innerwear segment offers a variety of women’s intimate apparel, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, and socks. The company markets these products under brands such as Playtex, Bali, Hanes, Just My Size, Wonderbra Hanes, barely there, Polo Ralph Lauren Hanes, and Champion.
Pentland
Headquartered in the UK, Pentland develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of sports, outdoor, fashion footwear, and apparel for men and women. A majority owner of JD Sports Fashion Limited, the company has established its presence in the global sports intimate wear market with its range of offerings of swimwear for men and women, namely Fastskin, Speedo Fit, and Sculpture.
Under Armour
Headquartered in Maryland, Under Armour offers products in the sporting, outdoor activity, lifestyle clothing, and footwear categories for men, women and children. When it comes to sports intimate wear, the company has developed advanced technologies for different product applications, including CoolSwitch, UA Storm and Microthread.
Asics
A Japanese company, Asics offers sportswear, footwear, and sports equipment. With the help of hi-tech measuring equipment and sophisticated computer software, researchers at Asics design highly customized products in order to ensure maximum comfort. In terms of intimate wear, its major offerings include training tights and underwear for men; training tank tops, sports bras, underwear and swimwear for women.
Fila
Founded in 1911, Fila is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sportswear. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and offers intimate sportswear such as leggings, tights, underwear and sports bras.
Jockey
Headquartered in the United States, Jockey was founded 1876. It is one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of inner wear and sleep wear for men, women and children. Some of its popular intimate wear offerings include sports underwear, tank tops, tights, leggings, sports bras and sports underwear.
New Balance
One of the leading manufacturers of sports footwear, New Balance also offers sports apparel and accessories. All of its products are a perfect blend of the latest technology and fashion in order to provide maximum comfort, functionality, and appealing aesthetics. Its sports intimate wear offerings include tights, sports bras, and leggings.
H&M
H&M is a multinational clothing-retail company based in Sweden. Women’s underwear, tights, swimwear, sports bras, and men’s swimwear and underwear are some of its popular intimate wear offerings. At present, the company operates in 62 countries and has over 4000 stores.
TYR Sport
TYR Sport is a US based company that designs and manufactures competitive swimwear, triathlon apparel and accessories for men, women and children. Its sports intimate wear includes swimwear and tights for both men and women.
Umbro
Though initially founded in the United Kingdom, Umbro is presently owned by the Iconix Brand Group and is headquartered in the US. The company designs, sources and markets football-related apparel, footwear, and equipment. Men’s tights, training tank tops and underwear are some of its product offerings in the sports intimate wear segment.
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