Athletic & Outdoor Industry: Trade Publications
Core Library Article Databases
- SMA: Sports Market Analytics (formerly SBRNet: Sport Business Research Network)
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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. - Business Source Premier
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Provides full text and citations to articles in various business publications; also includes company profiles, industry profiles, and country information. - Nexis Uni
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Includes full text sources for regional, national, and international newspapers as well as business, legal, and medical publications, and also, government documents. - 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.
- 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.
- Portland Business Journal
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Provides access to Portland Business Journal (and other city business journals) and Book of Lists. You must create an individual account to access.
PSU faculty/staff/students please create an account using your PDX email - Financial TimesProvides online access to the Financial Times Newspaper. You must create an individual account to access.
PSU faculty/staff/students please create an account using your PDX email
Additional Resources
The following resources may have free content. However, PSU does NOT provide access to subscription-only content.
- Gear JunkieGear Reviews
- HypeBeast"One of the premiere online destinations for editorially driven commerce and news... in the fashion community."
- Inside OutdoorTrade publication on the outdoor industry.
- Outdoor Industry Association NewsletterPress releases and news from OIA.
- Outdoor Sportswire"The most popular source for business news in the outdoor sports industry "
- 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."
- Roadmunk BlogNuggets of insight for product managers. Also offers a newsletter.
- SGB MediaTrade publications and data on the sporting goods industry.
- SNEWS Outdoor"Insider source for outdoor and fitness industry news, products, trends and education."
- Sporting Goods IntelligenceSporting Goods Industry News
- 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
- 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.