Industries, Retail & Wholesale
April 29, 2022
Via: The Wall Street JournalConsumers spent more in March, showing American households are absorbing high inflation and are positioned to propel the economy heading into the spring and summer. Personal-consumption expenditures increased a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in March from the prior month, the Commerce […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
August 17, 2021
Via: TimeJani, a 4-foot plush giraffe, arrived on my doorstep in mid-July, her neck bent backwards so that she could fit in the FedEx box, her brown eyes glassy, as if still finding her bearings after a long journey at sea. […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
October 17, 2019
Via: FortuneIf the U.S. economy has a hero in 2019, it’s the American consumer. Amid a global slowdown and bearish forecasts of a U.S. recession, bulls have consistently pointed to robust consumer spending as a strong trend that can shore up […]
September 27, 2019
Via: CNBCU.S. consumers are getting increasingly anxious about the trade war with China despite a recent thaw in the tensions ahead of the trade talks next month. The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers showed in September a near record number […]
Industries, Retail & Wholesale
October 2, 2018
Via: USA TODAYAs the 2018 holiday shopping season approaches, most Americans are feeling pretty good about their finances. The majority of consumers believe the U.S. economy has improved since last year, and 75 percent expect that trend will continue in 2019, according […]