Fashion Management

Market Research

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• Lyst: Lyst, a global fashion search engine, tracks more than 10 million global searches a month, crunching queries, page views and sales statistics every minute. Lyst has access to unparalleled data about the fashion industry on a global and granular level.

• MarketLine: Provides access to MarketLine reports which include company, industry, financial and country business data for every major marketplace in the world. Database contains: company profiles, company SWOTs, industry analysis, case studies, country profiles, country statistics and country PESTLEs.

• Statista: Statista is an online statistics, market research and business intelligence portal. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions in English, French, German and Spanish. Statista also provides data on market forecasts, white paper studies, dossiers, industry reports, digital market outlooks and consumer market outlooks.

Global Market Research 

• International Financial Statistics (IFS) (International Monetary Fund): Provides a complete library of continuously updated international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance.

• MarketLine Advantage: The database provides access to MarketLine reports which include company, industry, financial and country business data for every major marketplace in the world. The database also contains company profiles, company SWOTs, industry analysis, case studies, country profiles, country statistics and country PESTLEs.

• Statista: Statista is an online statistics, market research and business intelligence portal. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions in English, French, German and Spanish. Statista also provides data on market forecasts, white paper studies, dossiers, industry reports, digital market outlooks and consumer market outlooks.

• World Factbook: The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

• World Bank Data and Statistics: The Data Catalog provides download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources.

• American Footwear & Footwear Association

  The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers, which compete in the global market.
• Bureau Labor of Statistics Industries at a Glance

  These pages display a ‘snapshot’ of national data obtained from different BLS surveys and programs. Many programs also produce additional industry detail, including state and regional data.
• Industry Statistics Portal (US Census)

  This application provides access to the Census Bureau programs that provide economic data for a user-selected industry.
• International Trade Administration

  Trade Policy & Analysis (TP&A) publishes a variety of data series and reports for both public and government use.
• US Department of Agriculture Cotton and Wool Data

  Cotton and Wool Yearbook Data provide key information on U.S. cotton and wool production, supply, use, trade, and price statistics. They include domestic and world price series and indexes; State cotton acreage, yield, and production data; and conversions of U.S. textile imports and exports to raw fiber equivalents.
• US Small Business Administration Statistics
• World Trade Organization International Trade and Market Access Data

  Contains textiles and clothing data.