Retail Observations: Company Research
- Alex Lee, Inc - International Directory of Company HistoriesCompany history of Alex Lee, Inc (parent company of Lowes Foods)
- ProQuest Central (includes NC newspapers)Great for local news or trends, use "north carolina" as a search term combined with other keywords including the company name or industry name
Competitors: Industry Research & Reports
- Data-Axel / Reference USAUse the "US businesses" section (advanced search, use keyword/NAICS/SIC filter, use keywords to describe channels) to identify channel locations (ex: grocery stores)
- StatistaUse search terms that describe industry, product or customer
Retail Assessment: Market Research & Reports
- Mintel ReportsFind market reports on the product/service or the type of consumer (segment)
- StatistaUse search terms that describe industry, product or customer
Search term suggestions:
- grocery shopping
- grocery retailing
- hispanic consumers & the perimeter of the grocery store
- grocery pricing and promotion
- online grocery shopping
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Retail Recommendation: Evidence
- ABI/INFORM CollectionUse suggested search terms below to get started
- Business Source PremierUse suggested search terms below to get started
Search term suggestions:
- "grocery industry" AND (innovation OR "new product development")
- "retail grocery industry" AND (sales OR revenue)
- [company name]
- ("Grocery stores" OR "Supermarkets") AND (sales OR revenue)
- "retail grocery industry" AND [consumer type]
- "retail grocery industry" AND merchandising
- "retail grocery industry" AND ecommerce
- "retail grocery industry" AND "guest services"
- Mintel ReportsUse search terms that describe the product or customer
- SimplyAnalyticsMapping software
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