Because many consumers may still be smarting from last month’s 3.2% bump in inflation, they appear to be reluctant to shop for retail items. What can merchants do...
Americans are projected to spend $14.2 billion this Valentine’s Day amid heightened consumer confidence. That record amount comes from a survey released Monday (Jan. 29) by the National...
Economic activity in the United States remained relatively stable from mid-November through December. While a majority of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported little or...
American retailers had a happy holiday, according to new National Retail Federation (NRF) data. Retail sales — excluding automobiles and gasoline — rose 0.44% seasonally adjusted month over...
Amazon reportedly saw its investment in faster delivery bear fruit just before Christmas. In the two weeks leading up to the holiday, the tech giant garnered...
Online sales reached a new record in 2023, thanks in part to buy now, pay later options. New data from Adobe, released Thursday (Jan. 4) showed...
Consumers may have meant to tighten their belts when it came to restaurant spending over the holidays, but the data reveals that the opposite happened,...
As the year comes to an end, most consumers have completed their holiday shopping, although there were still stragglers and undecided shoppers deep into December....
As the holiday season approaches, last-minute shoppers are reportedly finding that major retailers are offering smaller discounts and fewer markdowns on their products. The reduction...