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JUNE RETAIL SALES CONTINUE ‘STEADY RUN’
by Stephen Garner
Jul 17, 2018
The June results build on improvement seen in May, which was up 1 percent monthly and up 6.1 percent year-over-year.
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RETAIL JOBS SEE INCREASE IN JUNE BUT TRADE WAR COULD BECOME ‘TURN...
by Stephen Garner
Jul 09, 2018
Retail industry employment in June increased by 50,200 jobs unadjusted over the same time last year despite a seasonally adjusted drop from May of 25,800.
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RETAILERS SAY CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL SUFFER UNDER ‘DEEPLY FLAWED’ ...
by Stephen Garner
Jun 29, 2018
The legislation places sweeping restrictions on how retailers and other businesses can collect and use information about their customers.
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A WEDNESDAY FOURTH OF JULY SLOWS DOWN CONSUMER SPENDING
by Stephen Garner
Jun 25, 2018
Overall, only 27 percent plan to purchase additional patriotic merchandise, but the number jumps to 44 percent for those ages 18-24 and declines steadily for older individuals.
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RETAIL REACTION TO SUPREME COURT TAX DECISION: IT’S ABOUT T...
by Karen Alberg Grossman
Jun 22, 2018
Brick-and-mortar retailers believe the Supreme Court’s decision in “South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc” levels the playing field in how sales taxes can be collected.
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