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Datamonitor Industry Profiles BU
Encyclopedia of American Industries BU
Hoover's Industry Snapshots BU
Mergent Industry Reports BU
Mintel BU
Plunkett's Industry Almanacs Books available at the Reference Desk
Restaurant Industry Forecast Book available at the Reference Desk
Securities Industry Fact Book Book available at the Reference Desk
Source OECD Reports & Outlooks BU
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys BU
Value Line Investment Surveys BU
Wine: A Global Business Book available at the Reference Desk
Datamonitor Industry Profiles
Datamonitor is a business information company specializing in industry
analysis.
These industry profiles contains:
Executive summary of the Industry
Market Overview
Market Value
Market Segmentation (geographic and product)
Competitve Landscape
Distribution (most 2005 issues)
Leading Companies in the Industry
Market Forecasts
Demographics
Further Reading
Encyclopedia of American Industries
This is an encyclopedia covering a wide range of industries based in the United States. These full-text industry profiles available in HTML or PDF versions contain:
Related SIC Code(s)
NAICS Code(s)
Industry Snapshot
Organization & Structure
Current Conditions
Industry Leaders
Workforce
America & the World
Research & Technology
Further Reading
How to Cite
Hoover's Industry Snapshots
Hoover's is a leading provider of business information.
These industry profiles contain:
Key Players
Description
Industry Overview
Key Companies
Terminology
Associations & Organizations
Selected Resources
Mergent Industry Reports
Mergent Industry Reports provide in-depth information about industries, markets and the general economic landscape.
These industry profiles contain:
Industry Overview
Industry Perfomance
Leading Companies
Selected Stock Information
Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances
Mintel
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Mintel provides reports combining data and analysis of a large variety of industries.
These industry profiles contain:
Industry Overview
Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Market Drivers
Market Size & Trends
Market Segmentation
Supply Structure
Advertising & Promotion
Retail Distribution
The Consumer
Future & Forecast
Appendix: Trade Associations & Publications
Research Methodology
Latest news updates
Related Reports
Plunkett's Industry Almanacs
(Books available at Reference Desk)
Each almanac covers a specific industry.
The industries are:
Advertising and Branding, Biotech and Genetics, E-Commerce and Internet
Business, Health Care, Infotech, Retail and Transportation, Supply
Chain & Logistics.
Contents for the Plunkett's Almanacs include:
1. Major Trends Affecting the Industry
2. Industry Statistics
3. Important Industry Contacts
4. The Industry's Leading Companies
and charts...
Restaurant Industry Forecast
(Book available at Reference Desk)
Contents:
1. Forecast Overview
2. Economic Outlook
3. Industry Segments
4. Consumer Outlook
5. Workforce Trends
6. Public Policy Outlook
7. State & Regional Outlook
8. Sales Trends in Recent Years
9. About the Forecast
and charts...
Securities Industry Fact Book
(Book available at Reference Desk)
Contents:
1. Capital Markets
2. Securities Industry
3. Market Activity
4. Investor Participation
5. Global Market
6. Savings & Investment
and charts...
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
These industry surveys are standardized and are published on a yearly basis.
These industry profiles contain:
Current Environment
Industry Profile
Industry Trends
How The Industry Operates
Key Industry Ratios And Statistics
How To Analyze...
Glossary
Industry References
Comparative Company Analysis
Source OECD Reports & Outlooks
These publications provide comprehensive information on the following markets:
Coal, Electricity, Information Technology, Iron & Steel, Natural Gas, Oil and World Energy.
Each report is unique in regards to its market but will generally have:
1. Industry Specific Overview
2. World Market Overview
3. Principles & Definitions
4. Statistical Tables of Indivdual OECD Countries and as a Whole
Value Line Investment Surveys
Value Line surveys provide a snapshot of the industry.
These industry profiles contain:
Current News
Current Issues and Problems
Investment Outlook
Wine: A Global Business
(Book available at Reference Desk)
Contents:
1. The Landscape of New World Wine
2. Strategic Planning for the Wine Business
3. The Business of Viticulture
4. The Business of Enology
5. Global Marketing
6. Wine Media and Public Relations
7. The Importance of Wine Brand
8. Wine Distribution
9. Direct Wine Sales
10. Financial Aspects of Wine
11. Wine Accounting and Tax
12. Wine Supply Chain Management
13. Managing Human Resources in the Wine Industry
14. The Legalities of Wine
15. Environmental and Social Responsibilty Issues
16. Looking Towards the Future
and charts...
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