Company & Industry Research: Industry Research
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- IBISWorld Industry ReportsIndustry reports, covering over 700 U.S. industries. Reports include key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, key factors, key competitors and outlook. Updated regularly.
- OrbisInfo. on over 190 million public and private companies worldwide. Each company overview has 16 sections including: financial data, merger and stock data, alliances, and ratings. Permits searching by subsidiary (i.e., Gap --> Athleta).
- Tech notes: Disable pop-up blockers.
- Don't search by ticker symbol. Search by company name.
- Look for "Earnings estimates & brokers recommendations" on the right navigation bar.
- Euromonitor PassportOver 1 million demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries, including industry reports. Search entire database or browse by industry (such as consumer products) or country (Bangladesh).
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- Business Source PremierIndustry reports, company profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses and more. Articles about thousands of companies.
- ProQuest Business Market Research CollectionCompany, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from: Hoover's Company Profiles; OxResearch; Snapshots. Great for research on private companies.
- FactivaCompany and industry information. Obtain stock price for past 5 years; create charts of stock prices. Browse industry snapshots.
Tech Note: Click on Company / Markets to start. More help from: Factiva User Guide from ProQuest (pdf)
- StatistaData on just about anything you can think of, including Manufacturing: Fashion & Textiles in the U.S. 2016, advertising revenues, and more. View online and download as Excel
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- BizMinerReports on more than 16,000 lines of business in national and local markets. See their "Industry Market Reports" and "Competitive Market Analyzer" reports with data broken out by state, county, and zip code. For retail and real estate benchmarking, see the "Sales per Square Foot Report."
- Mintel AcademicMarket research reports for Europe, the UK, and the U.S. Consumer goods, travel and tourism, financial industry, retail, and food & drink. Reports discuss market size and trends, market segmentation, advertising and promotion, retail distribution, consumer characteristics, and market forecasts. 2001-present.
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- Data Axle Reference SolutionsProvides basic business information for over 14 million companies. Search by state or media type. Does not include editorial staff info.