LibGuides: FM 4339: Fashion Economics: Suggested Research Databases

Background Info Gathering

ABI/Inform Global
Companies, products, business conditions, trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, accounting & auditing, banking, data processing, economics, finance, management, health care, human resources, insurance, marketing, advertising, real estate & telecommunications.
Coverage: 1971 to current

Search Trade Journals in ABI/Inform Global Database for more information about an industry or company.

WWD Archive
Fashion, marketing, advertising, popular culture. Contains the entire run of Women's Wear Daily, from the first issue in 1910 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and article has been included.

1910-present with 6 month delay

MarketLine Advantage
Company, industry, financial and country profiles that include company description, history, products, competitors and key employees. Industry profiles include segmentation, competitive landscape, leading companies,forecasts, economic performance, potential development and business environmental analysis. Case Studies offer concise evaluations of the latest innovative company strategies

Past 2 years to present.
Passport
A global market information database with extensive industry, company, country and consumer reports and statistics. Reports on emerging industries, country and consumer trends.

Dates vary.

Mint Global
Comprehensive information on companies worldwide. Search by company, news articles, contacts/managers, industry profiles from Datamonitor and original documents that match specific criteria.

Almost 65 million public and private companies around the world including South and Central America.

CountryWatch
Country overviews of political conditions, foreign relations, history, human rights, economic overview, status of women, foreign investment climate, government structure, principal govt. officials, freedom rankings, defense forces, rule of law, control of corruption, trends, energy consumption, environmental data, energy profile, etiquette, & cuisine.
Coverage: Current. News archive dates vary.
Europa World Plus
Combines Europa World Year Book and the nine Europa Regional Surveys of the World into one database. Regularly updated economic, political & geographic background information & statistical data by country. Directory contact details & a listing of over 2,000 international organizations.

Current.