LibGuides: BUS 301 : Industry and Market Research Reports

BCC Research

BCC Research This link opens in a new window
BCC Research provides objective, unbiased measurement and assessment of market opportunities with detailed market research reports.

Emerging Markets Information Service

Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) This link opens in a new window
Formerly known as ISI Emerging Markets. Multilingual collection of news and information sources about the emerging markets of selected countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Includes full-text primary news sources, financial data, statistics, and legal information. U of I users may click the "Go" button under Guest Access to start using the database, OR register a personal account for a more customized experience.

IBISWorld

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Business reports in five categories: industry market research, industry risk ratings, company research, global industry research, and economic and demographic data.

Mintel

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Mintel Reports provides thousands of country and category specific market research reports with quantitative and qualitative market, brand and consumer insights. Reports include market size, growth, distribution, competitors and consumer usage.

Note: this is sole database that contains market research information and answers the question: who buys and why.

Sports Market Analytics

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Sports Market Analytics provides searchable news and market research from the National Sporting Goods Association and other industry sources on all aspects of sporting goods, sports equipment, participation, demographics, fan profiles, sports finance, sponsorship, broadcasting, media, and marketing.

Statista

Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Technavio

Technavio This link opens in a new window
Provides access to market research reports covering various industries, including communication services, information technology, healthcare, retail, energy, transportation, and materials.

Procurement IQ

ProcurementIQ This link opens in a new window
Provides market intelligence and category research reports, as well as other services, related to over 1,000 procurement categories.

Gartner Academic

The Gartner Group is a research and advisory company focused on information technology (IT) technologies, practices, and strategies. It provides analysis to corporate, government, and higher education clients through a variety of media, including the Gartner Research website. This research and analysis can be used throughout the University for planning, decision making, and measurement purposes for making continual process improvements towards industry best practices. The University of Illinois has purchased access to Gartner Research's Core Research, which does not include their Dataquest documents nor special reports.

To access Gartner Academic, go here.