by Mike Duff | Aug 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
The White House has again delayed imposing new China tariffs, yet despite ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty, consumer confidence has been holding steady, according to market researcher Numerator. In the Numerator Consumer Sentiment Tracker study,...
by Mike Duff | Jul 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
Costco Wholesale Corp., for the five weeks of fiscal June, reported net sales of $26.44 billion versus $24.48 billion a year earlier as comparable sales continued to rise. In the five-week June period, Costco comparable sales, excluding the effects of fuel and foreign...
by Mike Duff | Aug 22, 2024 | Retail Articles
Consumers aren’t ready to dive in to discretionary spending at this point, although a state of equilibrium seems to be merging across the consumer packaged goods and general merchandise sectors, according to market researcher and advisor Circana. Total retail sales in...
by Mike Duff | Aug 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales advanced during a July that saw lots of early back-to-school spending and major promotions from Amazon, Walmart, Target and other retailers. According to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, shoppers purchasing for return to classes, to take advantage of...
by Mike Duff | Sep 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the National Retail Federation’s Monthly Economic Review, NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated that the economy is still growing but not as fast as it was earlier this year with some consumers demonstrating a continuing preference but not as strongly as they...
