Similar to that of Alibaba, Panjiva is a aggregator of many companys' information. Specifically manufacturers in the textile industry. I first read about their company in Businessweek. I think Panjiva's a great resource for new and up and coming clothing designers.

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Panjiva works textile manufacturers all over the world. They provide the added value service of internally rating the suppliers/manufacturers. Their official rating system allows themselves to be the recognized arbitrary 3rd party. Alibaba, like amazon and ebay, relies on users/customers to govern the vendors. I think Panjiva's involvement will keep users/customers coming back.


Their site says thier company mission is . . .

Panjiva's mission is to make it easier for companies of all sizes to do business across borders. As a first step, we are helping companies identify which overseas suppliers they can trust. Our approach to this task is unique: we leverage a wide variety of quality data sources to identify, evaluate, and keep tabs on suppliers around the globe.

Founded in 2006, Panjiva is based in New York and Boston, with offices in Shanghai, and India. Panjiva is led by founders Josh Green and Jim Psota.