LibGuides: Cosmetics: Entrepreneurship & Forecasting

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Business of Fashion (BoF) This link opens in a new window
(Business of Fashion) BoF is an authoritative news and analysis portal of information for the global fashion industry covering not only trends in design and beauty, but also technology, sustainability, marketing, global markets, and entrepreneurship.

- Users must create a separate BoF profile to use this service, using a Seneca Polytechnic email address to set up the account.
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) Provides access to one of the industry's most used business research databases of magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, profiles, case studies, books and trade publications.
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GlobalData Explorer This link opens in a new window
(GlobalData) Provides access to a comprehensive collection of business information on over 200 countries and 22 industry sectors. It contains in-depth information on over 890000 public and private companies, market data for consumer products, and news feeds.
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IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
(IBISWorld) Canadian, Ontario, and U.S. industry market research and industry risk ratings. Searchable by keyword, company name, or NAICS code.
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MarketLine Advantage

Please see GlobalData Explorer. (Vendor platform and database name change on April 1, 2024).
Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
(Mintel International Group) Provides access to market research reports containing data and analysis of industry trends. Coverage includes Canadian, U.S., and select International Markets including: food and drink, consumer goods, beauty & personal care, retail, finance, technology, leisure, and travel.
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Passport GMID Academic (Global Market Information Database) This link opens in a new window
(Euromonitor International) Provides access to global market analysis with comprehensive coverage of industries, countries and consumer trends.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
(Statista, Inc.) Statistical data and analysis of business, industry, product brands, market share, media, and social scientific topics, obtained from both private and public sector sources, and covering all regions of the world.
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WGSN Fashion This link opens in a new window
(Worth Global Style Network) A fashion and style forecasting service providing fashion trend information, market analysis, retail news, store window and other images, textiles and CAD design information, and trade and fashion show news.

- We only subscribe to the "Fashion" database/component of this vendor's product offerings.
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Women's Wear Daily (WWD) and Digital Daily This link opens in a new window
(Fairchild Fashion Media) Online news and business insights for the fashion, esthetics, and textile industries from a publication that began in 1910. Includes Digital Daily, a news resource released daily by WWD.

- Our subscription is for up to 10 simultaneous users only. Please close your browser to logout when you are finished.
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