Industries, Retail & Wholesale
June 28, 2024
Via: The Wall Street JournalWalgreens Boots Alliance Chief Executive Tim Wentworth is taking the struggling chain in a new direction, planning to close a substantial number of poorly performing stores and pulling back on the company’s plunge into the primary-care business. Shares of the […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
May 24, 2024
Via: Sky NewsThe quantity of goods and services bought by households dropped 2.3% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Only a 0.4% fall was predicted by economists polled by news agency Reuters. Retail sales figures are significant as […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
May 15, 2024
Via: NBC NewsThe consumer price index, the most-watched inflation measurement put out by the U.S. government, declined slightly to 3.4% on a 12-month basis in April as price growth in the economy remained elevated. Compared with March, prices climbed 0.3%, with rent […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
March 14, 2024
Via: NBC NewsWholesale prices accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in February, another reminder that inflation remains a troublesome issue for the U.S. economy. The producer price index, which measures pipeline costs for raw, intermediate and finished goods, jumped 0.6% on the month, […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
January 30, 2024
Via: MoneyWeekShop prices rose at their slowest rate in more than 18 months in January, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Discounts and lower prices for milk and tea saw shop price inflation fall to 2.9%, from 4.3% in December. […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
January 17, 2024
Via: Investing.comU.S. retail sales rose more than expected in December, boosted by an increase in motor vehicle and online purchases, keeping the economy on solid ground heading into the new year. The upbeat report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday, which […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
November 27, 2023
Via: Payments DiveAs convenience stores increasingly compete with restaurants and grocers, the industry is seeing a stronger need to “step up their game in setting themselves apart from their competitors,” according to Incisiv’s report. Part of that is a matter of aesthetics, […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
November 15, 2023
Via: DailyFXUS retail sales broke its run of six consecutive positive prints in October, dropping 0.1% in the month of October compared to September. In addition, September’s number was revised higher from +0.7% to +0.9%. Retail sales has contributed to the […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
August 16, 2023
Via: Investing.comU.S. stocks are mixed after a slate of reports from major retailers such as Walmart and Target and as investors digested the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting in July. At 10:05 ET (14:05 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
July 21, 2023
Via: ABC NewsWalmart, the nation’s largest retailer, has slashed the price of its online subscription service in half for those on government assistance, a move that should help perk up membership. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer said the Walmart+ service will cost $49 […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
July 6, 2023
Via: DailyFXThe economic situation in Europe continues to deteriorate as the latest data points: Eurozone retail sales and German construction PMIs disappoint. Retail sales in the Eurozone during the month of June was flat despite forecasts of a modest 0.2% improvement […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
June 21, 2023
Via: MoneyWeekWhat does the future hold for grocery costs? Here we need to monitor prices of ‘soft’ commodities: agricultural products, essentially. Softs are among the world’s oldest traded products, though different exchanges classify soft commodities differently. They are traded in futures […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
May 16, 2023
Via: ABC NewsAmericans picked up their spending modestly in April, spending money online and dining out, buoyed by a solid job market and a retreat in prices for some things. Car sales also rose despite prices that continue to soar, according to […]
May 10, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderThe U.S. Postal Service today established proposed published pricing for its new product offering, USPS Ground Advantage. Pending favorable review and comments from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), USPS Ground Advantage would launch on July 9. At launch, USPS Ground […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
March 15, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderSweden’s consumer price inflation increased unexpectedly in February, largely driven by higher food costs, data from Statistics Sweden showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 12.0 percent year-over-year in February, faster than the 11.7 percent increase in January. Economists […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
February 17, 2023
Via: Investing.comEarnings results from major retailers in the coming weeks will test the strength of the U.S. stock market rally, as investors gain insight into the health of consumer spending and the fallout on company bottom lines from inflation. As a […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
February 16, 2023
Via: ABC NewsWholesale prices in the United States rose 6% in January from a year earlier, decelerating for a seventh straight month. But on a month-to-month basis, prices reaccelerated in January, indicating that inflation pressures continue to underlie the U.S. economy. The […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
February 15, 2023
Via: ABC NewsAmerica’s consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by boosting their spending at stores and restaurants at the fastest pace in nearly two years, underscoring the economy’s resilience in the face of higher prices and multiple interest […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
January 26, 2023
Via: Markets InsiderUK retail sales volumes dropped at a faster-than-expected pace at the start of the year, and retailers expect them to decline again next month, but at a slightly slower rate, survey data from the Confederation of British Industry, or CBI, […]
Industries, Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesale
December 15, 2022
Via: The Wall Street JournalU.S. retail spending and manufacturing weakened in November, signs of a slowing economy as the Federal Reserve continues its battle against high inflation. November retail sales fell 0.6% from the prior month for the biggest decline this year, the Commerce […]