by Mike Duff | Dec 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail strength helped keep the service Purchasing Managers Index in growth territory for November even as manufacturing slipped. Economic activity in the services sector continued expanding in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management Services PMI...
by Mike Duff | Nov 14, 2025 | Retail Articles
The Institute for Supply Management reported the services sector returned to expansion in October, registering Purchasing Managers Index reading of 52.4 with a boost from retail. The ISM also reported contraction for the manufacturing sector. Purchasing and supply...
by Mike Duff | Oct 7, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the U.S. services sector showed little movement in September, holding near the line between growth and decline, as continued weakness in retail weighed on overall performance, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s latest Purchasing...
by Mike Duff | Aug 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector grew in July for the second consecutive month and retail was among those industries that saw gains, according to purchasing and supply executives in the United States polled by the Institute for Supply Management. In the latest...
by Mike Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Retail Articles
Services sector economic activity in the United States grew during June after a month of contraction, with retail among the services industries that expanded, according to purchasing and supply executives responding to the latest Services Report On Business from the...
