Student Worker Guide

Company/Industry Information

Business Source Premier  
  Contains comprehensive, up-to-date Datamonitor Company Profiles for the 10,000 largest companies.  To access, choose Company Profiles in the right column, type in [company name], and then click on Datamonitor Report to see the full text.

Also contains a large number of food- and beverage-related Industry Reports. To access, choose Industry Profiles in the right column, type in [industry name], and then click on Datamonitor Report to see the full text. You can also browse industry names if you’re not sure what is normally used.
 
First Research  
  Over 200 Industry Profiles on small and large industries are updated quarterly.. These 12- to 15-page reports cover the industry's competitive landscape, operations & technology, regulations, challenges, trends and financial performance. Excellent coverage of food and beverage industry segments.

Industry Prospector allows you to search for industry drivers and key economic factors using metrics such as financial, industry and employment growth, and prices and spending.
 

Hoover's Online - Full Text

 
  Often the first stop for company information. Hoover’s gives you a “capsule” (brief overview of the company), along with a complete "profile" which includes the company history, competitors, products, and names/titles of key people, financials, and more. (more)  
Mergent Online - Full Text  
  Another good database for company information. Easy to use: Just type in company name or ticker symbol; and choose from an overview, SEC reports, Annual Reports, and more. This database also contains country profiles.  

PlanetRetail- Full Text (Restricted to FMK/MIM students/faculty only) (User Guide)

 
  Your best stop for information on over 1,500 international grocery retailer groups and over 4,000 banners.  Retailer Profiles contain headquarters, strategic developments, financial data, and operations for a retailer's headquarters, but also for all countries in which it operates.  In addition, headquarter reports contain photo galleries of 183 photographs, SWOTs, and distribution/logistics information.  

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