Retail sales

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

11 years ago

U/E Rate Makeover Can’t Hide America’s Beans and Rice Economy

America's denial of economic reality continued this week with the posting of job growth numbers that are inflated due to…

12 years ago