by Mike Duff | Aug 14, 2026 | Retail Articles
Retail led gains in the services sector in the July Services Purchasing Managers’ Index from the Institute for Supply Management, as overall economic activity in the sector rose slightly. The Services PMI registered 54.1%, up 0.1 percentage point from June and...
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 | May 14, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector increased for the 10th consecutive month in April, with retail among those industries gaining, according to purchasing and supply executives in the United States as polled in the latest Services ISM Report On Business. In...
by Mike Duff | Dec 16, 2024 | Retail Articles
Economic activity in the services sector expanded for the fifth consecutive month in November, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Report on Business, with retail in positive territory. In its survey of purchasing and supply executives in the United...
by Mike Duff | Aug 7, 2024 | Retail Articles
Although the retail industry slipped a bit in July, economic activity in the services sector expanded, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business. The Purchasing Managers Index is at 51.4%, which represents sector expansion for the 47th...