Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Holiday retail sales are expected to grow by 2.9% to 3.4% ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. American consumers defied expectations in June – typically ...

New data on retail sales today that gave a sense of all-important consumer spending as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season. There was a whole bunch of data this morning that had been ...

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for July showed consumer spending was slightly lower than expected, with headline sales rising 0.5%. This marks the second consecutive monthly increase ...

NEW YORK — Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants were unchanged in October from September as consumers moderated their spending amid worries about higher prices and other economic uncertainties ...

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for August showed consumer spending was higher than expected, with headline sales rising 0.6% versus the expected 0.2% monthly growth. Current retail ...

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in June, suggesting a modest improvement in economic activity and giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay cutting ...

US retail sales recorded annual growth in November 2025, with early holiday spending broadly aligned with the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) expectations for the season. The data is based on ...

Beer, wine, and grocery receipts are doing the heavy lifting in Canada’s latest retail numbers, raising questions about ...

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