Image-rich trend forecasting site for fashion, fashion merchandising, and design. Sections on FUTURE STRATEGIES, RESEARCH & CREATE, and BUYING & RETAIL are of particular interest for this course.
company profiles including business overviews, competitor information, financial statements along with industry reports from MarketLine and other reputable sources
Company profiles for public and private US and international companies including business descriptions, financial, industry profiles, competitor information and comparison tools. Includes comprehensive financial statements in multi-year increments.
Trade group for the retail industry that provides insights into industry drivers and trends along with information on consumer attitudes and shopping habits.
Leading provider of market and consumer data. Get access to statistics, consumer surveys, and industry profiles from more than 22,500 sources. Search on industry, product category, country, company and more.
You can find more trend reports online through quick searches. For example: apparel trends 2024, fashion sustainability trends, activewear trends, etc.
Be sure to explore the library resources, especially WGSN. The library sources have trend information from experts who constantly track the apparel and apparel retail industry for upcoming trends. Online you might find something interesting only to discover it is from a personal blog not written by an expert.
Consumer publications, such as magazines and websites, are another good source. These publications include information from people who are knowledgeable about the field and writing for a broad audience:
Retail Futures presents a comprehensive collection of new theory, original empirical evidence, and applied case studies synthesizing the emerging contributions in innovation and technology management for the retailing sector. The book analyses theories, frameworks and guidelines for successfully managing innovation in retailing, empirical research on retailers and consumer behavior when facing innovation in retail settings, ethical considerations and privacy issues, and case studies of retailers and innovation.
This is an ebook. Read it online at the above link.
Retail Buying, Seventh Edition integrates math concepts throughout the text to guide students through typical buying tasks, from identifying potential customers, to creating a six-month merchandising plan, to developing sales forecasts. Updated with examples and trends from across the world, this book will keep readers informed on how the retailing industry is adapting to changes like an increased focus on sustainability, the growth of digital retailing, and impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
This book is on reserve in the Zaffere Library and can be borrowed for 1 day.
Managing your business’ cash flow can be difficult, but knowing how long you have to pay your invoices (and how long you have to wait to be paid by your customers) can make budgeting and managing your cash flow that much easier. Use altLINE’s invoice due date calculator below to see when your invoices are due by based on your invoice payment terms.
From the US Census, this tool gives top line demographic information for all locations in the US with populations over 5,000. Select multiple locations for comparison of demographics in different geographic areas. Search by zip code, state, county or city to find the information you need.
A part of the Pew Charitable Trusts, this resource provides information on the attitudes, opinions and behaviors of the american public. This non-partisan organization conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
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