Retail & eCommerce Industry

This guide is designed to give you an overview of resources for to research the retail and eCommerce industry.

Industry Publications & Books

Articles and books are great resources of analysis, insight, and sometimes statistics.

Chain Store Age
Includes special reports, white papers, industry news, multimedia presentations. Go to More at top navigation and then select the category of interest, e.g. reports, white papers, etc. White papers require free registration for downloading. For access to magazine's articles in digital format, search Stanford catalog.

Sourcing Journal This link opens in a new window
Global apparel and textile industry news and analysis.

For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
WWD.com (Women's Wear Daily) This link opens in a new window
Online site that provides information and news about the fashion industry. Subscription covers recent 12 months only. Includes access to the Digital Daily newsletter.

For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Access: 3 simultaneous users.

Search Business News & Trade Articles
One great way to learn about an industry, market, or product, is to scour news and industry media outlets for information.
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