U.S. shoppers gave retailers an early holiday gift in November, lifting sales far more than forecasters expected and ...

The Census Bureau's November Advance Retail Sales Report showed a pickup in consumer spending. Headline sales were up 0.6%, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Holiday retail sales are expected to grow by 2.9% to 3.4% ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. American consumers defied expectations in June – typically ...

Amazon’s Prime Day, which leads to an overall boost to U.S. e-commerce thanks to competitive sales, saw a significant increase in retail traffic driven by generative AI products, including chatbots ...

More data has been released showing that 2025’s Black Friday sales performance was an improvement over last year. According to data from Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. retail sales both online and ...

US retail sales recorded annual growth in November 2025, with early holiday spending broadly aligned with the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) expectations for the season. The data is based on ...

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The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for July showed consumer spending was slightly lower than expected, with headline sales rising 0.5%. This marks the second consecutive monthly increase ...