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How Sourcy Trends Works

A practical walkthrough of how Sourcy takes you from trending products to sourced, manufactured SKUs. From "I keep seeing this everywhere" to a structured path for trend validation and finding winning product ideas.

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Curiosity
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Validation
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Feasibility
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Production

One workflow: from trend signal to sourced product.

Sourcing Flow in Sourcy

Inside Sourcy, the journey from trend to product follows four simple steps:

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Explore Trends

Use the Trends layer to see what's moving across categories and markets.

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Trend Validation

Dig deeper into data: which products are rising, how stable a trend is.

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Sourcing Briefs

Turn promising trend ideas into sourcing briefs with real constraints.

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Manufacturing

Sourcy takes briefs into supplier search, sampling, and manufacturing.

The rest of this page breaks down each step and shows how your team can use it day to day.

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Explore Trends and Capture Curiosity

The starting point is simple: open the Explore Trends view and see what's moving. Instead of scrolling random feeds, you get a structured way to browse trending products by category and region.

Search by keyword

Type in terms like 'lip oil', 'acne patch', 'cargo skirt', or 'storage basket' to see related trending products.

Filter by category

Narrow down to beauty, fashion, home, F&B, or other categories relevant to your range.

Filter by region

Focus on the markets that matter to you (Southeast Asia, US, EU) instead of global noise.

Scan early signals

Look for clusters and patterns: formats, claims, silhouettes, or use cases that keep showing up.

At this stage, you're not committing to anything. You're simply turning curiosity about trending products into a structured list of ideas that might be worth taking further.

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Use Data for Trend Validation

Once you've spotted interesting patterns, you move into trend validation. The goal: separate real opportunities from short-lived spikes.

Click into a trend card

See trajectory over time, related search or social signals, and example product formats.

Compare similar concepts

E.g. 'SPF stick' vs 'SPF spray', or 'lip oil' vs 'lip tint' – see which shows stronger patterns.

Check category saturation

How many variations already exist? Is there white space in price point, pack size, or claim?

Signal strength
Stability over time
Category saturation

This is where trend validation happens in practice. You're no longer just collecting ideas; you're actively filtering for finding winning product ideas that deserve a sourcing brief.

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Turn Trend Insights into Sourcing Briefs

After trend validation, you're left with a short list of ideas that look promising. The next step is feasibility: turning each idea into a sourcing brief that factories can actually respond to.

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Select a validated idea

Example: 'SPF stick for face', 'pimple patch pack', or 'stackable pantry jars'.

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Add your constraints

Target price range, approximate MOQ, target regions, launch window, and brand guardrails.

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Use Sourcy's sourcing form

Link directly from Trends to submit briefs with trend references, screenshots, and priorities.

This is where trend-driven sourcing becomes real. You're not just excited about a trend; you're packaging it into a brief that Sourcy can run feasibility checks on.

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From Brief to Production

Once you submit a trend-driven sourcing brief, Sourcy takes over the heavy lifting and plugs it into the sourcing engine.

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Supplier mapping and feasibility

Shortlists factories that already make similar products. Checks MOQ, price, and timelines.

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Quotes and options

Gathers structured quotes to compare unit prices, MOQs, lead times, and packaging notes.

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Sampling and refinement

Coordinates sample production and helps review against your original trend insight.

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Production and logistics

Aligns production slots with launch windows. Embeds QC checks and plans shipping.

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Trend idea
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Supplier shortlist
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Samples
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PO + QC
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Shipped

By the time a trend-driven SKU lands in your warehouse, it has moved through curiosity, trend validation, feasibility, and full production – all inside one connected Sourcy workflow.

How Different Teams Use Trends

The same flow works differently depending on your role.

Brand & Marketing

  • • Use Explore Trends for campaign hooks and new angles
  • • Run trend validation to avoid betting on declining ideas
  • • Brief Sourcy when a concept needs real products behind it

Product & Merchandising

  • • Use trends to benchmark current ranges and spot gaps
  • • Prioritise trend-driven ideas based on feasibility and margin
  • • Partner with Sourcy on finding winning product ideas that can scale

Operations & Sourcing

  • • Get clearer briefs with trend context, not just random requests
  • • Use Sourcy's supplier mapping, MOQs, and lead time insights
  • • Coordinate launches with realistic production and shipping timelines

Everyone looks at the same trend layer, but each team uses it to make their part of the decision sharper.

FAQ: How Sourcy Trends Work

Ready To See It In Action?

Start with curiosity in Explore Trends. Use the data for trend validation. Turn your shortlist into a sourcing brief. Let Sourcy handle feasibility and production. That's the full workflow.

*It's Free. No credit card required.

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