Fashion Business
This guide supports course work and research on the business of apparel and fashion.
Library Research Guide
Industry Reports
Industry reports typically present an overview of industry trends in an easy to digest format. Reports often cover industry performance; major companies; products and markets; and the external forces, such as technological factors, environmental forces, and legal and regulatory factors, that affect an industry.
Researchers may find that reports cover a broad range of business activities. For example, a researcher who is interested in companies that sell custom athleisure apparel for women in inclusive sizes may find that reports focus on a broader range of products and services—women's clothing stores or sporting goods stores. Reports are still an excellent source of current information on the factors and forces shaping an industry.
- IBISWorldPaid for by K-State Libraries
K-State Libraries subscribes to IBISWorld US Industry Reports and US Specialized Industry Reports. The US Industry reports module covers 700 industries. Reports have statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants and more. The Specialized Industry Reports complement the Industry Reports module and can be useful when researching small or new industries.
- First Research Industry Profiles (available through ABI/INFORM)First Research provides industry profiles for over 1000 US industry segments. Profiles contain critical analysis, statistics and forecasts.
- Fitch Solutions Country Industry Reports (available through ABI/INFORM)Fitch covers 20 major industries for the US and other global markets.
MarketLine Industry Profiles
- Business Source PremierMarketLine company and industry profiles are available in Business Source Premier. Industry profiles include Porter's Five Forces Analyses. The Five Forces is a framework, developed by Michael Porter, for analyzing the forces that shape an industry.
Find MarketLine Industry Profiles in Business Source Premier.
- Enter MarketLine (one word) in the Ti Title field.
- Enter United States in the GE Geographic Terms. MarketLine also covers other countries.
- Enter the search terms for your industry in the TX All Text field.
- After running the search, use menu on left to limit by source type (industry profile) and date (last few years).
Tips for finding MarketLine Industry Profiles in Business Source Premier.
Industry Statistics
- StatistaPaid for by K-State Libraries
Insights and facts across 600 industries and 50+ countries; includes the Global Consumer Survey. Use as the starting point of your research to get facts and insights on topics that matter, expert research in condensed form, market outlooks, analyzed markets from 150+ countries, daily infographics, visualized global stories, and global consumer survey information.
