University of Bolton Library: Employability Skills: Company and Industry Research

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Company and Industry Research

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld provides business analysis on thousands of industries worldwide. It includes market research reports, statistics, analysis, market data and industry trends. Visit our in-depth guide for IBISWorld for more information and a range of video tutorials
Retail Week This link opens in a new window
Retail industry news, analysis, video and key retail market data.
NOTE THAT YOU MUST REGISTER TO ACCESS THIS RESOURCE. Click on the above link and choose Register from the top right of the screen. Enter your University email. You will be sent a verification email from Retail Week - check your junk mail folder if it doesn't appear in your inbox. Create a password at this point. Once registered you can sign in to access all of the content available on the Retail Week website.

The Economist
Full text online access to The Economist from 1992 to the present day.
Harvard Business Review
This resource requires a unique username and password. Copy and paste this link into a browser for details:https://moodle.bolton.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=12982 You will need to log into Moodle and click Enrol to see the information.
Financial Times
An online archive of the FT is available from 1996 to the present day. There is an embargo on the latest issues (it takes one month for issues to be available online). Print copies of the FT are available in the IoM Learning Resource Centre.

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Employability Skills

Company and Industry Research