by Mike Duff | Feb 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector expanded in January after contracting in December following 30 consecutive months of growth. Based on research conducted with purchasing and supply executives,...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2023 | Retail Articles
Although retail gained, economic activity in the services sector contracted in December after 30 consecutive months of growth as the Institute for Supply Management Services Purchasing Managers Index registered 49.6%. In the index, based on a poll of purchasing and...
by Mike Duff | Dec 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
Purchasing and supply management executives expect gradual economic improvement in the United States in 2023, according to the Institute for Supply Management December 2022 Semiannual Economic Forecast, with retail among the sectors expecting gains. The report...
by Mike Duff | Dec 9, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to the Institute for Supply Chain Management Report on Business, economic activity in the services sector grew in November for the 30th month in a row, with the Services Purchasing Managers’ Index registering 56.5%, up 2.1 percentage points from October. The...
by Mike Duff | Nov 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
The services sector, including retail, grew in October for the 29th straight month, but that growth came at slower rate than September activity, as recorded in the Institute for Supply Management Services Purchasing Managers Index. In the Services ISM Report on...