FTM 483
Global Trade & Sourcing
Recommended for FTM 483
Market & Industry Research
Business Source Complete
The database full text content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
ABI/INFORM Complete
Indexing, abstracts, and full-text of scholarly and trade journal articles in business, management, and trade. Also covers dissertations, SSRN working papers, market reports, industry reports, business cases, local and regional business information, and global and trade news
Euromonitor Passport GMID
Demographic, economic, and marketing statistics with political, economic and lifestyle indicators for North America and Asia-Pacific countries
Textile Technology Index
A database with references to articles in textile journals. Includes a lot of trade literature as well as scholarly sources
World textile information network
WTiN provides information on manufacturing technology, environment and ethics, textile markets, finance, companies and events. Usage of WTiN requires creating an account using your NCSU e-mail address.
Nexis Uni
Containing more than 15,000 credible news, legal and business sources, business information on U.S. and international companies and executives.
IbisWorld
This is a market research database, type in the name of an industry or browse the list on the main page. Then view the market research report for that industry. The report will list the "major players" in that industry
Frost & Sullivan
In-depth market research and strategy reports
Consumer Information & Trend Forecasting
Fashion Snoops
Fashion Snoops is a trend forecasting resource which covers areas of fashion, home & interior, and accessories. Usage of Fashion Snoops requires creation of a MY FS account which allows users to save and personalize content with tools such as a color palette builder, a scrapbook app, and a collage creator.
Mintel Reports
Offers research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US consumer markets. The reports analyse market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits.
Cotton Incorporated Lifestyle Monitor
Lifestyle Monitor articles that you are used to seeing and charts and statistical data on key topics of interest. You can even do some limited filtering by topic.
Company Information & Product Sourcing
Davison's Textile Bluebook
A directory of textile companies. This link will take you to a library web page which will give you the username and password for the Davison's website.
Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2023
A comprehensive guide to apparel companies and trends.
Business Source Complete
Use "company profiles" link off main page to read Datamonitor reports on selected companies
Sourcing Journal
Website offers 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.
Additional Market Research Sources, International Resources & Trade Data
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program (US Bureau of labor Statistics
Duke Center for Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness
UNDATA - United Nations Statistical Common Database
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific (Asian Development Bank)
CIA World Factbook
U.S. Commercial Service Market Intelligence
Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA)
United States Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration - TradeStats Express™
Citing Sources
RefWorks
Use RefWorks in conjunction with the library catalog and databases to save and organize your references. RefWorks can also be utilized to format your all of your references in APA format.
RefWorks Quick Start Guide
Step by step instructions to get RefWorks set up on your computer.
Zotero
Don't love Refworks? Zotero is a desktop-based citation manager that's really robust and easy to learn.
Zotero Quick Start Guide
Step by step instructions on installing and setting up Zotero Standalone and a browser extension for your computer