LibGuides: Forecasting: Fashion & Trends: Fashion Business Research & History

Fashion Business Research

Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Contains 465,000 company profiles and covers company and industry profiles with SWOT, market share, and other financial reports.
Hoover's Online This link opens in a new window
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Hoover’s, a subsidiary of The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation (D&B), offers proprietary business information Hoover's provides data on more than 85 million corporations, 100 million people, and 1,000 industries.
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Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
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Original market research on product categories, consumer groups, and general trends. Mostly US and Europe-focused.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
A resource for global market and consumer data and statistics.
Business of Fashion (BoF) This link opens in a new window
Provides information and analysis on the global fashion and beauty industries; includes reports and case studies.
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WWD Digital Daily This link opens in a new window
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CB Insights This link opens in a new window
CB Insights is a comprehensive global database of private companies and investors’ activities, including information about private equity, venture capital, and emerging markets. Tools provide users with quantitative data and profiles of investment firms, individual investors, private companies, and valuations, as well as reports and research articles. View any company’s funding, investors, competitors, partners, and more.
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Labor and Fashion Business History

Understanding the history of fashion business and the labor issues related to it is important to have the full context of today's business decisions, regulations, and trends. These resources will allow you to understand the history of your field and the context that led to the development of today's business practices.