Guides: Retail Industry: Industry Information

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eMarketer
Contains charts of data as well as articles and interviews on various industries, with a strong focus on online markets. Use the top menu to select Industries --> Retail. This will launch a "dashboard" of all types of new information on the retail industry.
Forrester
Market research firm focusing on information technology, including online retail and e-commerce.
IBISWorld
Scroll down to the Retail Trade section to browse through many retail business types. Industry reports include information on industry performance and outlook, products and markets covered, major companies operating in the sector, and key statistics and ratios.
Mintel Oxygen
Market research reports, focusing on the US and several European countries. Search by keyword or use the Category menu.
Standard & Poors Net Advantage
Industry surveys for the US and globally. Click on the Industries tab, then use the drop-down menus to find surveys. Titles of interest: Apparel and Footwear: Retailers and Brands, Multiline Retail (department stores, mass merchants), Specialty Retail (retailers specializing in a certain type of goods; for example, Home Depot or Best Buy)
Passport GMID
Scroll over Industries in the top toolbar to select Retailing. You'll find links to dashboards of data, ways to drill down deeper into the tree (e.g. Store-based Retailing or Non-store Retailing), and much more.

Food Industry Review
The Food Institute's annual review of the state of the industry, including demographics of consumer food spending and consumption, item sales, restaurant and market trends. Held at call number HD 9004 F665 in the Lippincott Library stacks, with the most recent issue held at the Lippincott Library Reference Stacks.
The Food Retailing Industry Speaks
The Food Marketing Institute's "Annual state of the industry review." Held at call number HD9321.1.S8615 in the Lippincott Library stacks, with the most recent issue held in the Lippincott Library Reference Stacks.
Retailing 2020: Winning in a polarized world
From PricewaterhouseCoopers. Include forecast data as well as qualitative analysis on the near-term future for retailers in the US.
Retail Timeline
From the Center for Education and Research in Retailing, at Indiana University - Bloomington.
SymphonyIRI Group
Insights and case studies on retail, CPG, and more.