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In our databases the FMCG sector is more likely to be broken down into narrower sectors such as Food, Drink, OTC pharmaceuticals and Toiletries.

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Business Monitor Online	Look for retail reports by country as well as reports on food and drinks and consumer electronics sectors. Good for forecasts.
IBISWorld	Provides detailed market research reports for UK, US, China and (limited) global. It covers a large number of retail sectors as well as the manufacturing of various consumer goods.
Statista	Data from 225 thousand sources and provides graphs, charts and reports.
MarketLine Advantage	Industry and consumer profiles covering sectors such as Consumer Packaged Goods and Retailing. Also has some case studies and deals data as well as its Market Data Analytics database which gives market value/volume data, and in some cases company and/or brand share data, for various FMCG products.
Mergent Online	For Analysts' research on quoted companies and their markets go to the Investext tab.
Technavio	Covers a wide range of retail products (most reports are global, but not all), as well as markets such as retail packaging and AI in retail.
Bloomberg Finance Zone only	Go to > Function <BI> and selection sectors and sub-sectors. Or use the function <RES>.

**Web sources**
Food and Drink Federation UK organisation, produce a number of reports that can be downloaded free of charge. Topics covered include exports, skills and innovation in the sector.	Information Resources Inc (IRI) Some data and reports are available for download. Cover the FMCG and retail sectors.
Global Powers of Retailing 2023 report from Deloitte. Looks at the 250 largest retailers around the world, as well as market and geographic analysis and the 50 fastest growing retailers. Deloitte also have a 2021 report on the Global Powers of Luxury Goods.	Retail Touchpoints Useful website for news and insights in the retail industry. Primary focus is on the US. Register free of charge for access to some additional content.
Retail Forecast Report 2023 Forecast report for the retail sector from BDO.	KPMG Covers the food, drink and consumer goods and retail industries.
McKinsey & Company Insights are published on the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries.	Kantar Brand Footprint Reports Looks at the FMCG brands that are chosen most by consumers each year, globally and regionally.
Bain Offer reports and insights that are regularly updated on all aspects of the retail market.

Factiva	Our global news database with news wires, newspapers, websites and trade and professional titles. Try limiting your search to those titles relevant to the Consumer products and / or Retail sectors.
FT.com	Registration required. NB: It is included when searching Factiva.
Economist	Full personalised access to The Economist. Registration required.
Emerald ManagementXtra	Full or partial access to a number of practitioner journals relating to consumer goods and behaviour or retail.