WGSN is the world’s leading trend forecasting service. The company identifies and analyzes
current and future style trends and provides its 38,000 customers with state-of-the-art online
tools that are used to create commercially successful products and services.

Launched in 1998, WGSN has over 13 years of proven global authority, providing creative intelligence to the world’s leading brands, retailers and manufacturers including Levi Strauss & Co, adidas, Nickelodeon, Target, Marks & Spencer and Sony Ericsson.

WGSN is headquartered in London and has offices in 22 countries including Milan, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Shanghai and Tokyo.   The company’s scope is truly global: its 300-strong team of creative and editorial staff travels extensively on behalf of subscribers and works with a network of experienced writers, photographers, researchers, analysts and trend spotters in cities around the world, tracking the latest stores, designers, brands, trends and business innovations.

Major international companies subscribe annually to WGSN, giving them access to all the latest global style intelligence. The service is also used by many other related industries like automotive, FMCG, telecoms and branding that require research, analysis and news, combined with intelligence on emerging style trends.

Our customers choose WGSN:

• to increase sales
•  to decrease cost
• to increase productivity
• to reduce risk
• to strengthen brand
  

Some of our features include:

• Three types of search – Keyword, Visual and Image.   Use the industry’s only precision Image Search to take you straight to the pictures you need with 25 different categories to choose from including fashion seasons from 2008, over 600 Designer/Brand options, almost 300 different Product Types and 30 Colours.
• My WGSN – save and use images, CADS, graphics and reports in your personal workspace, My WGSN. 
• Powerful zoom functionality – Fontis’ powerful zoom allows you to magnify vital design elements – such as stitch and embroidery detail, prints and patterns – on images across the site.
• Integrated calendar – track industry events, plan catwalk seasons, WGSN seminars and trade shows, and download them directly into your calendar.
• Interactive City by City maps – plan the most productive and inspiring trip.  From the most important shops, to hotels, art and culture, WGSN has the essential guides for over 100+ cities. 
• Creativity-igniting mood boards – build the perfect mood board electronically: drag, drop, resize and place images, add comments and export your mood board with ease.
• A library of downloadable artwork - 16,000+ copy-right free, downloadable CADs, prints, graphics, brushes and fills.
  

WGSN is the undisputed market leader:

• The number-one retail brands in Spain, the US, the UK and France, and three of the top five most valuable retail brands in Asia-Pacific, all use WGSN across multiple divisions.
• The number 1 brands on the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing list, the Fortune 500 Apparel list and Interbrand’s Global Brands top 100 have company wide access to WGSN.
• WGSN’s content experts have over 500 years’ combined experience in the fashion industry.
• WGSN enjoys an industry-unrivalled 96% social media positivity rating.
• Only WGSN has a 13 year proven track record of accurate trend prediction up to five years in advance.
• WGSN has double the number of customers of any other trend service. 90% of WGSN clients renew their contracts and of the other 10%, half regret leaving and return within a year.
• WGSN provides in-depth expertise across 18 specialist product areas.
  

Find out more:

Download the WGSN Discover Fontis Guide here.
Download the WGSN Lovers, Users and Addicts book and read testimonials from industry leaders and the world’s most prestigious brands here.
Watch the Fontis Preview video here.

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For more information, visit www.wgsn.com