Capital IQ - Public & private company data & financials. Note: Individual account required.     

Refinitiv Workspace - Public company data & financials; analyst reports. See our search strategy for finding analyst reports. 

eMarketer - Tech-focused market data, statistics and analysis. See the Retail & E-Commerce   collection.

Mintel - Consumer market studies; strong focus on Europe and the United States. 

Passport - Consumer market studies for regions and countries across the globe.

S&P NetAdvantage - Industry overviews on Multiline Retail; Specialty Retail; Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods; and Food & Staples Retailing.

Statista - Quantitative facts by market sector, encompassing entertainment, food/drink. finance, manufacturing and retail, to name a few.

CB Insights & Industry Analytics - Private company database that tracks global venture capital,   angel   investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity; reports and analysis on a range of   sectors including   retail. Note: Individual account required. 

Refinitiv Workspace - PE data includes investments, portfolio company and firm profiles, exits and fundraising information.

Preqin - Information on PE & VC firms, funds, private companies, and deals.

Capital IQ - Tracking a specific company? Set up a CapIQ alert for key developments or news on the firm.

Retail Industry Highlights - Subscribe to a bi-weekly retail-focused newsletter published by Baker librarians. 

RetailDIVE - Latest news & trends in retail. 

Additional sources that allow you to set up news alerts include The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.