Athletic & Outdoor Industry: Trade Publications & Articles
Core Library Article Databases
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SMA: Sports Market Analytics (formerly SBRNet: Sport Business Research Network)Includes many trade publications. Click on Articles on the top menu bar to do a broad search. Or click on the sport you are interested in, then use the Article Search inside the specific category.
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Business Source PremierProvides full text and citations to articles in various business publications; also includes company profiles, industry profiles, and country information. Some additional content may be freely available during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
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Nexis UniIncludes full text sources for regional, national, and international newspapers as well as business, legal, and medical publications, and also, government documents.
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Wall Street JournalOffers full text articles in The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition, 1984-present) and the online edition (2010-present ), excluding stock quotes and classified ads. Updated daily.
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U.S. Major DailiesProvides full text access to: The Chicago Tribune (1985-present), The Los Angeles Times (1985-present), The New York Times (1980-present), The Wall Street Journal (1984-present), and The Washington Post (1987-present). Closed captions are available. Interactive transcripts are available for many, but not all, titles.
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Portland Business JournalProvides access to Portland Business Journal and Book of Lists. Also includes other city business journals.
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Financial TimesFull text from 1999 - 30 days ago (30-day embargo by publisher). Library also maintains last six months in print and older copies on microfilm. See print version.
Additional Resources
The following resources may have free content. However, PSU does NOT provide access to subscription-only content.
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Gear JunkieGear Reviews
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HypeBeast"One of the premiere online destinations for editorially driven commerce and news... in the fashion community."
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Inside OutdoorTrade publication on the outdoor industry.
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Outdoor Industry Association NewsletterPress releases and news from OIA.
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Outdoor Sportswire"The most popular source for business news in the outdoor sports industry "
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Outside MagazineProvides "coverage of the sports, people, places, adventure, discoveries, health and fitness, gear and apparel, trends and events that make up an active lifestyle."
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Roadmunk BlogNuggets of insight for product managers. Also offers a newsletter.
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SGB MediaTrade publications and data on the sporting goods industry.
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SNEWS Outdoor"Insider source for outdoor and fitness industry news, products, trends and education."
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Sporting Goods IntelligenceSporting Goods Industry News
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Women's Wear Daily"Delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the men and women's fashion, beauty and retail industries."
Sustainability Related Resources
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Higg IndexA suite of tools that enables brands, retailers, and facilities of all sizes to accurately measure and score a company or product’s sustainability performance.