Research guides: MMPA 2024-12M Integrated Case Competition: LIBRARY DATABASES

LIBRARY DATABASES FOR INDUSTRY RESEARCH

IBISWorld
Offers traditional and specialized industry reports for Canada and US. Includes global reports as well. Reports include key drivers, an industry-specific SWOT, cost structure, business counts, outlook, industry ratios for benchmarking. Look at the first page of each report for additional resources for further research.

Reports can be downloaded as PDFs; selected tables found in the 'Key Statistics' section can be downloaded as .XLS.
Mergent Investext
Now available on the Mergent Online platform, Investext offers investment research and other third-party research reports for both companies and industries. Contributors include JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, HSBC, and other major investment banks and boutique firms.

Select the 'Investext' menu tab on the far-right to search for these reports. The default timeframe to be searched is 12 months. Select 'Keywords' to search for an industry or sector using keyword(s) and then select 'Industry Reports' as 'Report Style'. Entire reports can be downloaded as PDFs.

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Global coverage of more than 20 industries, with focus on consumer products and services, including reports, statistics and visualization tools. Includes consumer data and packaging and ingredients information. Reports updated annually.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
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Comprehensive database containing full‐text journals and business press titles as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Current and archived news, business and company information worldwide.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Find research reports on Service Industries, Consumer Goods, Demographics, Food & Beverage, Heavy Industry, Life Science, Public Sector, Technology & Media. Publishers include Kalorama (for health technology), Packaged Facts (consumer packaged goods) and SBI (energy) among others.

Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan provides access to international market and technology research and analysis in 15 major sectors, with a focus on new market opportunities and disruptive technologies. Use the filters on the right-hand side to limit by geography or sector. Useful report types include the Mega Trends series, Outlooks or Forecasts, and Growth Opportunities series.

Reports can be viewed online but are NOT available for download by students. Please contact the Frost & Sullivan representative referenced in the database to request full PDF versions of selected reports. Alternatively, cut and paste selected content or take screenshots.
eMarketer PRO
eMarketer PRO contains analysis and data on mobile, video, digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, and more. Includes coverage by sector. Many topics have Canadian data and insights associated with them.

Click on individual charts or graphs to download these in .JPEG, .PDF and .XLS.
Gartner
Garter offers analysis, insights and forecasts relevant to both technology vendors and buyers. Use the Advanced Search option to filter by industry. Look for Hype Cycle, Cool Vendor, Market Analysis and other reports.

NOTE: Not all reports are available through the University's subscription. Try searching for report titles on the Web to find free downloads or charts or extracts for those reports not available in full-text in the database.
Pitchbook
Pitchbook is a venture capital, private equity and M&A database. Coverage includes start-ups, global markets, proprietary research and analysis.
Note: users will need to create an account to access.
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
Focuses on news and analysis for developing or emerging markets. Includes country, regional and global industry reports for these regions. Useful report providers include Budde Communications, Fitch, BIS, and MarketLine.

To access the database, click on the blue 'Client Login' link in the upper right-hand corner of the welcome screen and select 'All subscriptions' to search. Type in your keyword(s) in the search box and click on 'Industry' immediately above your search results to filter for industry-specific reports.