Includes industry reports for a wide range of retail operations including Women's Clothing Stores, Men's Clothing Stores, Beauty, Cosmetics & Fragrance Stores, Gift Shops & Card Stores, Thrift Stores, Home Furnishings Stores, Fashion Designers, Handbag, Luggage & Accessory Stores, Wedding Services, Used Goods Stores, Art Dealers and many, many more.

Analysis and market research for important industry sectors. Includes trend analysis, statistics, organizations, company profiles, information for job-seekers, and ability to create custom reports.

Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity owned, venture backed and international unlisted companies.

Direct, online access to WWD, the “Bible” of the fashion industry.

Watch a demo. From the U.S. Census Bureau. Start by searching with a county or city, and don't forget to try a search for Business and Industry statistics for retail establishments.

Full-text market research reports covering US and global consumer markets.

Create thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business, and marketing data (like Simmons and Claritas). Allows you to access data by geography, so you can focus on a city, county, zip code, or neighborhood. Tip: Block groups for Carytown are 0409001 and 0408001 (try the create custom location option to create your own neighborhood)

Look for the Trade Publications option under Source Types to refine your search.

Watch a demo. To search for sources from a particular industry, try the industry source (articles from trade publications) browser or add individual publications like the Wall Street Journal.

Includes links to Bizminer (financials and local market information)

Info on creating a business plan, market research, managing employees and more.

Industry financial analysis and market trends for thousands of lines of business in national and local markets.

Free business statistics and financial ratios

Info on starting and operating a business, funding and links to RVA-specific resources.