by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2026 | Retail Articles
Although fuel prices and inflation are pressuring consumers, retail sales, excluding automobile dealers and gasoline stations, rose in September to $560.8 billion, up 0.28% month over month and 4.05% year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The...
by Mike Duff | Oct 2, 2026 | Retail Articles
To get a head start on the fall discount competition, Kohl’s Corp. is debuting its big October Deal Days savings event on October 5. The event rolls out 24 hours before Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and on the same day Walmart’s Deals promotion begins. From October 5-8,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 23, 2026 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation forecasts that consumer Halloween spending will reach $13.5 billion this year, up from last year’s record $13.1 billion, as consumer enthusiasm for the occasion continues to rise. On average, the forecast anticipates consumers spending...
by Mike Duff | Sep 2, 2026 | Retail Articles
Sales slipped at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings in the second quarter, as the company lowered its full-year revenue outlook but raised its earnings expectations after net income topped a Wall Street estimate. Net income was $85.5 million, or $1.42 per diluted share,...
by Mike Duff | Aug 21, 2026 | Retail Articles
Sales in home and electronics helped drive BJ’s to better-than-expected second-quarter results. Company net income was $173.9 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, versus $150.7 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter. An analyst consensus...
