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LONDON – Marc Value, the digital media and fashion entrepreneur who founded the WGSN and Stylus Media Group, has died aged 61. Value died of a heart attack, in keeping with his family. His funeral can be held on Tuesday. A genial man and canny entrepreneur who was quick to know the ability of information, digital news and forecasting for the creative industries, Value began his profession in clothing manufacturing. He later turned his attention to trend and intelligence-gathering for the style industry. In 1997, along together with his older brother Julian, he launched Value Global Style Network, WGSN, geared toward fashion professionals on the lookout for data, evaluation and research on retail, product and magnificence trends. In 2005, the Value brothers sold...