Retail sales
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Money & The Economy
Retail Sales Plummet For Second Month In A Row, Lower Than Expected With Holiday Shopping Underway
The U.S. reported lower than expected retail sales in November, marking the second straight month the figure decreased even as…
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Money & The Economy
Malls: The Reality After Coronavirus
News agencies and pundits are laser-focused on how they believe Trump screwed-up the Coronavirus response while ignoring the changes in…
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US News
May Retail Sales Jumped 17.7%, Double The Forecast As States Came Out Of A Lockdown-Induced Hibernation
Retail sales rebounded in May as states eased coronavirus-induced lockdown measures, allowing retail stores to regain more ground than analysts…
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Retailers Face “Returns Tsunami” as Try-Before-You-Buy Trend Intensifies
A new report released today highlights the hidden dangers to retail stemming from online businesses, such as Amazon’s new Prime Wardrobe, Trunk…
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Trump Effect: Holiday retail sales exceed forecast; year ahead looks ‘very good’
Holiday sales during November and December increased 5.5 percent over the same period in 2016 to $691.9 billion as growing…
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Trump Effect: Retailers ring up best Christmas … EVER in 2017
Mastercard SpendingPulse today reports that holiday sales increased 4.9 percent this year, setting a new record for dollars spent. This…
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Money & The Economy
Bank Card Defaults Soar to Five Year High
Released today, the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed the largest two-month increase in the rate at which consumers are…
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In The News
Walmart drops expectations and so does everyone else
Walmart didn’t do as well as expected, so that has caused several other retail outlets to drop their sales and…
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