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Fast Company Magazine focuses on entrepreneurship, creativity and design, and is a great place to discover innovative new niche companies.

Research tip: try searching using keywords like fashion + startup / sustainable / inclusive

Fast Company Magazine (Online)
"Innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design."

Fast Company Website
Browsable web presence of the magazine.

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Subjects: Arts, Performing, Arts, Visual

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ABI/INFORM Complete
A great starting place for almost any business topic with content from trade journals. Includes content from the Wall Street Journal.
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Business Source Complete
Covers all areas of business with articles from news, trade, scholarly publications, and more.
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Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database)
International marketing data and research. Provides statistics and analysis across industries, countries, and consumers. Covers the apparel industry.
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From the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), it "connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities."
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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.
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Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies.
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Reports for all 723 U.S. industries categorized by NAICS. Includes market size, competitors, forecasting, business valuations, benchmarking. Includes business environment and global industry reports.
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Mintel
Full-text market research reports covering US and global consumer markets. Reports analyze market share, segmentation, and trends.
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WGSN (Worth Global Style Network)
Focusing on the areas and intersections of fashion, style, and commerce, WGSN provides a global view on trends in design.
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(Tip: Browse sourcing info by selecting Women >Create>Sourcing from the top navigation)
Cotton Incorporated
Research and marketing company for cotton. Includes market data and textile sourcing information.
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CIA World Factbook
Overview of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military for hundreds of countries and locations around the world.
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Search or browse World Bank data including trade and economic indicators.
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Doing Business (World Bank)
Objective measures of business regulations for 183 economies.
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Source of global macroeconomic and trade data.
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Wall Street Journal (via ABI/Inform)
Business news from the US and around the world.
New York Times
More than a newspaper for an American city, the New York Times is an international record of national and world news, as well as personal stories of how events affect individuals. Covers from the first issue in 1851 to three years prior to the current year.
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WWD
Direct, online access to WWD, the “Bible” of the fashion industry. (limited to 10 concurrent users)
The Women's Wear Daily Archive
The entire run of Women's Wear Daily (1910-present), a fundamental resource for the fashion industry, digitized with fully searchable text.
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Forbes Magazine
Covers domestic and international business topics. Content included in Business Source Complete & Factiva
Fortune Magazine
Multinational business magazine. Content included in Business Source Complete
National Retail Federation
Worlds largest retail trade association includes the apparel industry. Features industry news, a podcast and access to Stores Magazine.

Import / Export Resources

Sourcing Journal
A hub of global news and information, relied upon by leaders in the textile, soft goods, and apparel industries. It connects the readers with industry resources, expert commentary, and up-to-the-minute analysis of breaking news.
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) import/export research guide
Resources on trade in the apparel industry.
(some resources may be limited to FIT students)
Harmonized tariff schedule of the United States
"Provides the applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States; it is based on the international Harmonized System, the global classification system that is used to describe most world trade in goods."
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Browse for information about trade agreements between the US and other countries.
Thomasnet.com
The Thomas Register is a directory of US-based suppliers and manufacturers.
GlobalEDGE Apparel & Textiles: Trade Statistics
Top 10 apparel import and export countries and products.

Featured Apparel Industry Books

Going Global: the textile and apparel industry
Call Number: HD9850.5 .K857 2016
The textiles and apparel industry in the context of the sustainability of supply chain and global sourcing practices. Includes discussions of ethics, social justice, and environmental responsibility; trade agreements; and the role and specialization of the world regions and selected countries that are major players in the textile and apparel marketplace.
Plunkett's Apparel and Textiles Industry Almanac 2017
Call Number: ebook
Covers trends in apparel and textile supply chains; manufacturing; design; trade; distribution; technologies and more. Icludes thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. In addition, this book features extensive statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes.
Essentials of Exporting and Importing: U.S. trade policies, procedures, and practices
Call Number: HF1416.5 .S56 2014
Practical, basic guide for importing and exporting products, services, or technology in a global economy. This fashion industry focused text will help readers learn what is necessary to carefully and thoroughly analyze a company's internal and external resources in order to grown and generate profits in a global marketplace.