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Americans spent less at stores and restaurants last month than the month prior, though sales were up compared to last year. Year-over-year sales were up enough they couldn’t just be brushed aside by ...

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% ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback, despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in ...

Retail sales were up 0.1% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 4.5% unadjusted year over year in November, according ...

U.S. retailers posted the smallest increase in sales in September in four months, delayed government data showed, as consumers took a break between back-to-school purchases and the holiday shopping ...

WASHINGTON AP - Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as Americans slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. The big drop raises new worries about the ...

Black Friday discounts failed to prevent a slowdown in UK retail sales as the Labour government’s budget damaged consumer ...

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 ...