What Textiles Intelligence does

Textiles Intelligence Ltd is a UK-based research and business intelligence firm founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The company operates a multi-publication research platform covering the global fibre, textile, and apparel industries, anchored by three flagship subscription publications — Textile Outlook International, Technical Textile Markets, and Performance Apparel Markets — and supplemented by four monthly executive e-briefings (Global Apparel Update, Home Textiles Update, Performance Apparel Update, and Technical Textiles Business Update). The platform also offers a searchable report database spanning content back to 1990, individual report purchases, and customizable Multi Report Package subscriptions. Content is produced by a distributed global network of expert contributors based in Asia, North and South America, Europe, and Africa, led by Robin Anson, a recognized authority on textile trade strategy.

The business operates on a primarily subscription-based revenue model with annual billing cycles and tiered licensing (single named user, site-wide, country-wide, and unlimited global corporate), priced in Euros and US Dollars. One-time individual report purchases are also available, with prices ranging from approximately €355 (14-page reports) to €548 (39-page reports). Distribution is direct via the company website, with marketing conducted through content marketing, free e-bulletin trial sign-ups, and free sample issue distribution. The customer base spans four primary segments: textile industry professionals (primary), investment and finance professionals, education and research institutions, and government and trade organizations, with subscribers located in more than 60 countries across five continents.

Textiles Intelligence is a privately held UK limited company with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no documented partnerships. The company operates from a single headquarters in Wilmslow, Cheshire, with no disclosed subsidiaries, no API or platform integrations, no mobile application, and no documented AI/ML capabilities. Its competitive position rests on its inherited brand credibility from the Economist Intelligence Unit, its 34-year archival data set, and its network of expert contributors — a content-led moat in a niche vertical with limited incumbent competition.

Name

Textiles Intelligence

Legal name

Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Website

https://textilesintelligence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Textiles Intelligence is a UK-based research and business intelligence firm providing subscription publications, monthly e-briefings, and individual reports on the global fibre, textile, and apparel industries, serving industry professionals, investors, researchers, and government bodies across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmslow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Publications: Annual or bi-annual subscriptions in print or print and electronic format to main publications including Textile Outlook International, Performance Apparel Markets, Technical Textile Markets, Global Apparel Update, and Home Textiles Update
2. Individual Reports: Single reports and issues available for purchase individually
3. Multi Report Package: Customised pay-as-you-go subscription packages in electronic only format allowing selection of individual reports

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Textiles Intelligence publishes research-based business intelligence on the global fibre, textile, and apparel industries through subscription publications, monthly e-briefings, individual reports, and customized multi-report packages. Content covers product design, market trends, manufacturing and trade data, international trade policy analysis, product developments, and business strategy, delivered in print and electronic formats under tiered single-user to global corporate licenses.

Product overview

Textiles Intelligence is a multi-publication research platform providing business information about the global fibre, textile and apparel industries. The portfolio consists of three flagship subscription publications (Textile Outlook International, Technical Textile Markets, and Performance Apparel Markets) supplemented by four monthly e-briefings (Global Apparel Update, Home Textiles Update, Performance Apparel Update, and Technical Textiles Business Update). Customers can access content through annual subscriptions, customized Multi Report Packages, or individual report purchases. A free report database search and 3-month free e-bulletin trials provide entry points for new customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Textile Outlook International: Flagship publication providing independent analysis and insight into the global fibre, textile and apparel industries
• Performance Apparel Markets
• Technical Textile Markets
• Global Apparel Update
• Performance Apparel Update
• Technical Textiles Business Update
• Home Textiles Update
• Multi Report Package

Products and services

• Textile Outlook International

Quantifiable outcome

• Subscribers in more than 60 countries across five continents

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Frost & Sullivan: Frost & Sullivan delivers subscription research, syndicated reports, and consulting across industrial and consumer sectors, including technical textiles and apparel. It competes for similar enterprise intelligence budgets while operating at significantly broader scale.
• Mintel: Mintel publishes subscription market research and consumer intelligence, including apparel and lifestyle categories. It competes for similar enterprise research budgets but is a much larger, multi-category publisher rather than a textile-focused specialist.
• Euromonitor International: Euromonitor is a large global market research publisher offering syndicated reports across apparel, textiles, and consumer industries. It serves similar enterprise customers but operates across many sectors, making it a broader incumbent rather than a textile specialist.
• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie is a subscription-based research and consultancy provider focused on natural resources and industrial value chains. While its core focus is energy and commodities, its vertical research subscription model is structurally similar to Textiles Intelligence's recurring-revenue intelligence offering.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights provides large-scale commodity and industry data, analytics, and research subscriptions covering fibres and textile raw materials. It is a much larger incumbent with overlapping fibre/textile coverage but vastly broader scope.

Direct peers

• WGSN: WGSN provides trend forecasting, data, and consumer insight subscriptions to the fashion, apparel, and retail industries. It mirrors Textiles Intelligence's subscription-based intelligence model serving overlapping textile and apparel buyers, with comparable license tiers and recurring revenue dynamics.
• CRU Group: CRU provides subscription-based commodity and industry intelligence across metals, mining, fertilizers, and fibres. Its fibre and textile research lines overlap directly with Textiles Intelligence's Technical Textile Markets and Performance Apparel Markets publications.
• Edited: Edited sells retail and apparel market intelligence SaaS, including pricing, assortment, and trend analytics for fashion brands and retailers. It competes for the same enterprise buyer budget as Textiles Intelligence, but delivers insight via software rather than publications.
• IBISWorld: IBISWorld sells subscription-based industry research reports across thousands of sectors, including textiles, apparel, and manufacturing. Its business model of recurring subscriptions to industry-specific reports closely parallels Textiles Intelligence's publication-based approach.
• Aroq (just-style): Aroq operates just-style and related textile-industry news, analysis, and research subscription sites covering apparel and textile supply chains. It is a direct competitor for paid textile and apparel industry intelligence targeted at brands, retailers, and manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/textilesintell
• Facebookfacebook.com/textilesintelligence
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/textiles-intelligence

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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