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TREND & INSIGHT
A key competency at Dix & Pond is trend and competitive research on apparel,
shoes, fashion accessories, retail, consumer products and services.

Our clients include multi-channel retailers, e-commerce companies, wholesalers,
investors and analysts. Our market intelligence includes fashion trends, color trends,
material trends, competitive merchandise assortments, pricing and product research.

We provide clients with visual tools to understand fashion and social trends that can
be translated into exciting, relevant products and services. Clients gain a better
understanding of their brand position with our authoritative, competitive research
and insight. Investors and analysts can get a skilled assessment of comparative
retailers, consumer brands or services.

While some trend services offer difficult to interpret, esoteric information, we provide
clear visual and written reporting for product development, buying and marketing
functions. These can be in the form of boards, books, or slide shows. We help you
articulate and communicate with associates and customers, with easy-to-
understand information.

FASHION TRENDS                                                                                                                  
We provide applicable fashion trends for product development for specific brands
and markets including women’s, men’s’, kids, shoes, active, intimate apparel,
accessories, jewelry, home, textiles, stationery, tabletop and gift.

COLOR TRENDS / COLOR PALETTES
Dix and Pond offers color trend research, as well as new color palettes, color lines and
color ways for apparel, consumer products, surfaces, environments and textiles.

MATERIAL TRENDS
We will conduct material research for apparel, consumer products and textiles.

COMPETITIVE RESEARCH & INSIGHT                                                                                    
Our research and insight of competitive brands and services, help clients gain
perspective into their own product’s or target investment’s brand position and
relevance. This may include all aspects of the brand experience… merchandise
assortments, pricing, retail environments, marketing, and customer service.
We will provide visual tools to help you understand current trends in color, fashion, materials and shape.
We do trend, maerial and color reseacrh.
We provide trend, color, material and insight on home products.
This is an example of a seasonal color trend.
We do industry specific trend reporting on apparel, shoes, fashion accessories, jewelry, home and consumer products.
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