Web retail requires no mall Santas or displays, and shoppers easily compare prices online, so the messaging starts around Oct. 1, experts say.

A 1.6% jump in sales at auto dealers drove much of the gain. Purchases climbed 2.3% at electronics and appliances stores and ...

The S&P 500 fell 1.3% on Friday, Nov. 15, after the Fed chair struck a cautious tone about additional rate cuts and a report ...

Sales in some categories fell — furniture stores, clothing outlets and drug stores, among them — though economists said that ...

A new administration may be headed to the White House, but inflation and interest rate concerns remain as sticky as ever, causing investors to pause their post-election rally.

Commerce reported that total October retail sales, at $718.9 billion, were up 0.4%, from September to October, and increased 2.8% annually. It added that total retail sales from August through October ...

US retail sales advanced in October, boosted by a jump in autos purchases, while other categories signaled some momentum ...

“This is a new all-time high for the domestic restaurant industry in this regard,” Mark Kalinowski, president and CEO of ...

The U.S. Commerce Department says consumers boosted their spending last month, signaling continued growth in the nation's ...

On a yearly basis, grocery store sales were 2.5% higher last month than in October 2023. Total retail and foodservice sales ...

U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and ...