Subject Guides: FASHION AND TEXTILES: FINDING BUSINESS INFORMATION

Which database?

Market research publications will include the following information:

Industry trends and forecasts
Key players in a particular market
Product information
Consumer behaviour
Market sector analysis

Market Research Resources

Business Source Premier (BSP)
Full text coverage of trade and academic periodicals covering all business disciplines, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Also includes industry and company profiles and SWOT analyses, country economic data and market research.
IBISWorld
Reports on approx. 400 UK, 100 Irish, 350 German and 450 pan-European industries. Each provides 30 - 40 pages of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants and more. Also includes Country Factsheets (10-15 pages of critical industry data) for industries in 37 European countries.
Passport
Online market research tool from Euromonitor, providing strategic analysis of market size and market share for products in countries around the world.
WGSN
WGSN is the leading online trend forecasting and analysis service, providing creative and business intelligence for fashion, interiors, design, and the retail industries, via its Fashion and Insight platforms.
Registration required for the downloading of content. Instructions for creating, using and reactivating a WGSN account. By using this site, you are agreeing to comply with WGSN's terms and conditions of use paying particular attention to the fact that this site is to be used for internal educational purposes only and that you are not permitted to post content on 3rd party websites or social media.

Searching for business resources in Fashion and Textiles

There are a number of great resources you can use to find business information for the fashion and textiles industry. This video will introduce the key resources in this area.

Annual Reports

Companies House
All limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies House. Use the WebCHeck service to search for information on over 3 million companies either by company name or registration number. The results for each company include free information and a list of documents that are available to order.
AnnualReports.com
Provider of annual reports for listed companies in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. Reports can be browsed by exchange, by industry or sector, or alphabetically.