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blueball  BSP (Business Source Premier) UCSB only!.
Service provides a large conglomeration of business resources. The index and full-text of thousands of trade and scholarly publications in business, economics, and related fields provides news and market conditions on industries and business worldwide. Also includes various market research reports, company research reports, and country research reports. Many major journals have .pdf archives back to first issue published. Suggested search terms: Subject=Teenagers, and Subject= Cosmetics OR beauty OR skin. Also words like teen* and spending, or consumer.
*  LexisNexis Academic UCSB!
The Business Section: Business News and Industry News contain articles from thousands of trade magazines and newspapers.
*  Expanded Academic ASAP UCSB only!
Index to articles on all topics
Industry Organzations
*  Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
*  Professional Beauty Association
*  National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Basic Stats
*  Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand - Reference HC79.C6 B47 2005
*  Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What - Reference HC110.C6 O35 2006
*  American Generations: Who they are and how they Kive - Reference HC110.C6 O35 2006
*  Consumer USA - Reference HC101 .C744
Key Industry Journals
*  WWD: Women's Wear Daily, via Ebsco's Business Source Premier UCSB only!
*  Global Cosmetic Industry, via Ebsco's Business Source Premier UCSB only!
*  Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics, via Ebsco's Business Source Premier UCSB only!
*  Drug Store News, via Ebsco's Business Source Premier UCSB only!
Competition
*  LexisNexis Academic UCSB!
The 'US Business Directory' is a classic business tool. Choose BUSINESS, then COMPANY PROFILES. Then search for businesses by name or SIC section; for private businesses and companies, choose "US Private Companies", which accesses the US Business Directory, featuring information on millions of U.S. businesses by 6 digit SIC, name, or location. Also select "US Public Companies." Note that the Santa Barbara Public Library makes available a more robust version of the US Business Directory, under SBPL Online, Online Information Services, "Reference USA.".
*  Anywho, Superpages, Switchboard 
These are three major sites with compilations of nationwide phone directories, with yellow pages and white pages.
More Industry Sources
* Teenager Research Unlimited - market research company, mostly $$ reports, but see free data in press releases.
* about.com Teen Fashion portal
* Teen Trends Newsletter
* Tween & Teen Trends: Market Research Report - FYI. Abstract is free; actual reports costs $$thousands.
*  Encyclopedia of American Industries. See industry profiles for NAICS 325620 Cosmetics/Makeup Manufacturing (SIC 2844/284498); NAICS 446120 Cosmetics Stores (SIC 5999/599992)
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