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Retail Sales Growth Slows in July, Up Just 1.2%

September 10, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Only Electronics & Appliances Show Big Growth

In a new and troubling sign that the economy is not yet out of the woods, government data showed that for the month of July, retail sales barely crept up 1.2% overall. But there was one bright spot in the government’s report – retail sales of electronics and appliances jumped an impressive 23%.

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Financial, News, Retailers Tagged With: electronics retailers, retail

As Recession Fears Recede, Consumers are in the Mood to Spend Big This Holiday Season

November 7, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new poll from Gallup suggests that consumers are in the mood to spend – and spend generously – at the upcoming holiday season. How much will they spend? What percentage of Americans say they’ll spend less? Or more? Read below to see the results of this surprising poll…

Gallup’s poll suggests a couple of consumer spending records coming…

[Read more…] about As Recession Fears Recede, Consumers are in the Mood to Spend Big This Holiday Season

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer confidence, consumer sentiment, consumer spending, consumer survey, consumers, holiday sales, retail

Retail Sales Declined for First Time in Seven Months as Economy Cools

October 16, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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In a new report by the U.S. Commerce Department released Wednesday, U.S. retail sales in September have broadly dropped for the first time in seven months. The report is seen by many economists as another significant sign of a cooling economy.

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News, Statistics Tagged With: economic growth, electronics retailers, online sales, retail, retailers

Retail Store Closings in Q1/2019 Almost Equals Total for All of 2018

April 10, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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According to the most recent data from retail industry market researcher Coresight Research, retail store closings just a little over one quarter into 2019 are nearing the total number of store closings for all of 2018. This data includes both those retail companies falling into bankruptcy…and those trimming locations out of their overall footprint while remaining in business.

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Filed Under: Retailers, Statistics Tagged With: closings, Coresight Research, retail

Retail Struggles Continue; But Holiday Sales are Up

December 27, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Apple store in ChicagoMastercard’s SpendingPulse retail shopping survey reports a robust increase of 5.1% for holiday sales this year – well over the expectations of many trying to handicap the shopping season. In fact, according to MasterCard, this is the biggest holiday sales increase in the last six years. But not every category is celebrating. And overall retail trends in 2018 offered some troubling results.

Check out our retail and holiday sales report for 2018… [Read more…] about Retail Struggles Continue; But Holiday Sales are Up

Filed Under: News, Retailers Tagged With: bricks and mortar, holiday sales, online, retail

New Study Shows Surprising Resilience of Retail Shopping

August 2, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Future of retail study coverIn a newly released study of consumer shopping trends, which like many others is very favorable to online shopping, analysts are discovering surprising data favoring brick-and-mortar retailers. Even more surprising, the study results indicate a resurgence in a preference to buy goods in brick-and-mortar retail by younger shoppers. This shocking result runs counter to other studies and has caught some analysts by surprise.

See the surprising results of this new study on retail shopping preferences… [Read more…] about New Study Shows Surprising Resilience of Retail Shopping

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer, online, retail

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