December Retail Sales Fall 1.1% After Slipping in November
Spending had remained resilient despite a spike in inflation that began almost 19 months ago, but the capacity of Americans to continue that spending has ebbed. read more >
Spending had remained resilient despite a spike in inflation that began almost 19 months ago, but the capacity of Americans to continue that spending has ebbed. read more >
Tucked in the $1.7 trillion funding package lies a piece of legislation brick-and-mortar retailers have been pushing Congress to pass for more than a year, part of an effort to tamp down the amount of goods being stolen from their stores and resold online. read more >
The business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers and National Retail Federation said even a short-term strike would have a tremendous impact and the economic pain would start to be felt even before the Dec. 9 strike deadline. read more >
Owners say they're ordering inventory earlier to avoid the supply-chain snags that frustrated them the past two holiday seasons and to draw in early birds. read more >
Sales increased at the the fastest pace in 17 years. read more >
Asking why Dillard’s stock rose 800% from November 2020 to last month is part numbers game and part psychological mystery-solving. read more >
Stores for the Little Rock retailer overcome obstacles as customers get out again, with sales "firing on all cylinders." read more >
How retailers can capitalize on "consumer resilience" to ensure growing — or at least steady — sales in the new year. read more >
The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, forecasts that holiday sales will rise between 3.8% and 4.2% even as uncertainty looms over an escalating trade war with China. read more >
President Trump's tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is making some Arkansas business either absorb their price increases or pass the cost hikes to their customers. read more >
Dillard’s is looking toward the holiday season, when department stores generate about 25 percent of their total annual sales. Retail analysts expect Dillard’s and other retailers should have a season of good cheer. read more >
Fayetteville entrepreneur John James has raised nearly $4 million for his latest startup, Engine, which sells business management software to e-commerce retailers. read more >
Sustained spending levels may be temporary. There are some caution lights flashing yellow. read more >
The nation's largest retail trade group says retail sales will increase 3.8 percent to 4.4 percent this year compared with last year. read more >
The nation's largest retail trade group says holiday spending rose a better-than-expected 5.5 percent, the strongest gain since the Great Recession. read more >
The National Retail Federation on Thursday named Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon as the 2018 recipient of its "Visionary" award. read more >
The nation's largest retail trade group is forecasting holiday sales for the November and December period to rise between 3.6 percent and 4 percent to $678.75 billion to $682 billion. read more >
Walmart won't be doing large-scale holiday hiring at its stores this year. Instead, like last year, it will offer extra hours to its current workers. read more >
It's starting to look a lot like the Great Recession redux for retailers. read more >
The nation's largest retail trade group is predicting that annual retail sales will increase between 3.7 percent and 4.2 percent this year. read more >
