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The Sugar Network comprises of ten distinct lifestyle and entertainment sites covering topics that include celebrity, fashion, shopping, beauty, entertainment, food, health and more. Our vision is to be the definitive online media company for trendsetting, passionate women ages 18-44. By engaging our readers to share their personal views, style, stories and advice with us and each other, the Sugar Network is building the most friendly and engaged social network for women anywhere online.

N.Y.C. Fashion Week - Womenswear - Fall/Winter 2008-09
New York Fashion Week photos & our fashion-forward trend overviews for Fall/Winter 2008-9 are fresh on the site! Check out the most important trends for Themes, Color, Materials, Patterns & Silhouettes for Fall 2008-09. Weekly coverage from the hottest looks in London, Milan and Paris runways will follow, with over 100,000 product & detailing shots and key trends.

Trend and Market Research in Japan - Business Development
Japan is the most innovative and trendsetting country in the world with a great and still undeveloped potential for European companies. Japan’s Automotive Industry is the No.1 worldwide. Japan is the leading innovator of electronic appliances and gadgets. Japan is the birth place of the gaming market and boasts with the most advanced Mobile Communication Industry. It is wel-known for its Media, Manga/Anime, successful TV shows and series etc.

Vela Raccontiamo - A luxury sailing trip in Sicily, Catania, with a crew that will give you complete relaxation, their warmest hospitality and value for money.
Sometimes it is time for a luxury holiday that will give you complete relaxation on the open sea, sailing in a "Jeanneau Sun Odyssey" or "Bavaria" you will explore, enjoy and relax with your friends or company in the always mild warm climate of Sicily. We will give you this unforgettable holiday that will be kept in your memory forever.
Please do not hesitate to send us an email if you would like further information at info@velaraccontiamo.it

WidSets - Web communities to go
How often do you wish you had access to your favorite web communities straight from your cell phone? Wouldn't you like to stay on top of things all the time and know what your friends are up to? Wouldn't it be great to communicate with them and stay in touch just as if they were right next to you?
With WidSets you can do all that - and more. You can get traffic alerts, news, blogs, gossip, restaurant reviews, weather reports and loads of other stuff that you would normally get through a web service, without having to wade through hundreds of websites.

Online Market World - Conference & Expo - October 3-5, 2007
San Francisco, California
“We are at Day One in E-Commerce” Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon 6/8/07
Businesses that sell on the web must evolve or die as web technology continues to fundamentally change the world of ecommerce. Power continues to shift to the buyer forcing companies to re-think the way they operate. Successful e-commerce companies in the future will be those that completely intertwine sales and marketing with critical business units such as IT, operations and customer service as they harness the power of merged channels.
Online Market World is the first event to address the entire e-commerce lifecycle as well as integrate and include all functional areas of the organization. Online Market World is an ecommerce event that provides an unprecedented opportunity to learn about and discuss the critical issues and trends that are suddenly changing global online markets.
Join brand name retailers, mid-market and small sellers, associations, vendors, service providers, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts as they debate and cooperatively define the “Best-Practices” for the future of e-commerce and online selling.

Hallmark expert answers questions about tracking trends
Marita Wesely-Clough, trend tracker at Hallmark Cards, frequently is asked questions about trendspotting and characteristics that are conducive to interpreting cultural clues. She refers to "connecting the dots" – synthesizing a number of clues that seem to point to an emerging trend. A trendspotter should be open-minded, flexible, and intuitive. Intuition must be confirmed by what is discerned via patterns, repetitions, connections, etc. A balance of and dexterity in both right and left brain faculties and functions is essential. There must be a genuine curiosity, interest in people, respect for history, and skill in perceiving slight shifts in the social milieu, attitudes, behaviors, etc.

trendy - ThisNext
Products and lists tagged trendy by ThisNext members. Real product recommendations and product images for trendy, fashion, design, style, clothing, vintage, ...

Latest IRI Study Finds Sophisticated U.S. and European Private Label Strategies Capturing Market Potential
IRI’s New Times & Trends Report Reveals Private Label Development Differs Dramatically by Country, Market, Retailer and Category
CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2007 – Private label brands have long been a huge phenomenon in Europe, and now the retail strategies driving European private label growth are beginning to cross the Atlantic as major U.S. retailers invest more heavily in private label development. The latest IRI Times & Trends Report, “Private Label 2007—U.S. and Europe: Retail Branding Strategies Capture Market Potential,” explores private label trends across the United States and Europe and uncovers insights into what both retailers and manufacturers can do to achieve their private label objectives and meet consumers needs.