The Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary estimated that retail sales excluding autos and parts increased by a seasonally ...

U.S. retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts likely posted further gains in September, data from the Chicago Federal ...

Learn how same-store sales reflect a retailer's performance and growth in existing locations. Understand why investors and analysts use this metric to assess business health.

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Beginning Oct. 1, multiple Washington businesses will be subject to new retail sales taxes. The 2025 Washington State Legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5814, which added new business ...

Spending at US retailers skyrocketed last month at the strongest monthly pace in more than two years as Americans rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s massive tariff hikes. Retail sales climbed 1.4 ...

Washington — Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback, despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in June ...

US retail sales showed surprising strength during the back-to-school season – a sign that Trump’s tariffs haven’t yet cowed shoppers as the Federal Reserve weighs a decision on cutting rates.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Online shoppers came out in full force to power 11% growth ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian retail sales barely grew for a fourth straight month in May as gains in clothing purchases were offset by a rare drop in food sales, bolstering the case for another cut in ...

U.S. retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts likely posted further gains in September, data from the Chicago Federal ...