They may be digital natives, but members of Gen Z still love the mall. That’s according to a report Sunday (March 8) from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which says that younger consumers’ enthusiasm for brick-and-mortar retail has helped fuel a recent recovery in the...
Flat retail sales at year end ran counter to the growth momentum many analysts expected upon the release of the latest report on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Instead, the data offered a clearer view into how consumers are navigating constrained budgets by choosing carefully where spending...
Retail sales posted a stronger-than-expected gain in August, helped in part by back-to-school shopping, and especially by online purchases. However, data released Tuesday (Sept. 16) by the Census Bureau also contained mixed signals. A few categories notched declines, and data released in a separate report...
Earlier this year, PYMNTS Intelligence detailed that in-store shopping was far from dead. But when it comes to buying online, we found that consumers spent more when getting items through digital channels, and key areas of discretionary spending were gravitating to online merchants. The data...
April 01, 2026
Retail sales in February came in stronger than anticipated, offering a measure of reassurance that consumer activity continues to support the broader economy even as underlying pressures remain unresolved. Advance estimates from the Census Bureau show retail and food services sales rose 0.6% from January to $738.4 billion, with a 3.7% increase from a year […]
February 10, 2026
Flat retail sales at year end ran counter to the growth momentum many analysts expected upon the release of the latest report on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Instead, the data offered...
September 16, 2025
Retail sales posted a stronger-than-expected gain in August, helped in part by back-to-school shopping, and especially by online purchases. However, data released Tuesday (Sept. 16) by the Census Bureau also...
May 21, 2025
Consumers are tightening their grips on their wallets — digital ones and the ones kept in pockets and purses — and yet eCommerce sales still are showing momentum, though the...
March 08, 2026
They may be digital natives, but members of Gen Z still love the mall. That’s according to a report Sunday (March 8) from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which says that younger consumers’ enthusiasm for brick-and-mortar retail has helped fuel a recent recovery in the American mall sector. Consumers aged 18 to 24 purchased 62% […]
June 17, 2025
U.S. retail and food services sales saw a month-over-month decline of 0.9% in May after slipping 0.1% in April, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday (June 17). The greatest declines were...
May 21, 2025
Target reported a 3.8% decrease in comparable sales for the first quarter and said it expects to see a low single-digit decline in sales for fiscal 2025. “In the first...
May 19, 2025
One of Home Depot’s critical sales metrics is expected to slow when it reports earnings. That’s according to a report Monday (May 19) from Bloomberg News, citing a survey of...
