THANKSGIVING WEEKEND DRAWS NEARLY 190 MILLION SHOPPERS
by Stephen Garner
Dec 04, 2019
HALF OF HOLIDAY SHOPPERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED
by Stephen Garner
Nov 21, 2019
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NRF FORECASTS A HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR RETAILERS
by Stephen Garner
Oct 03, 2019
The retail organization expects holiday sales during November and December to increase between 3.8 percent and 4.2 percent over 2018 to a total of between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion.
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AUGUST RETAIL SALES GREW BUT NEW TARIFFS PRESENT ‘DOWNSIDE RISKS’
by Stephen Garner
Sep 13, 2019
These results come as new 15 percent tariffs on a wide range of consumer goods from China took effect September 1st and are scheduled to be expanded to additional goods on December 15th.
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CONSUMER SPENDING COULD SLOW DOWN DESPITE STRONG RETAIL SALES IN ...
by Stephen Garner
Aug 16, 2019
Online and other non-store sales were up 19.3 percent year-over-year, while clothing and clothing accessory stores were down 1.6 percent.
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‘IMPRESSIVE’ JUNE RETAIL SALES BEAT FORECASTS
by Stephen Garner
Jul 16, 2019
However, clothing and clothing accessory stores were down 1.6 percent year-over-year but up 0.5 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted.
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RETAIL EMPLOYMENT DROPPED IN MARCH BUT OVERALL JOB GAINS POINT TO...
by Stephen Garner
Apr 05, 2019
The retail numbers, which show a decrease of 11,700 jobs last month, came as the nation saw a monthly gain of 196,000 jobs overall.
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