Tag: sales

Moderate retail sales growth continued in November even as two of the holiday season’s busiest shopping days bumped over into December and weren’t included in the month’s totals, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor.

Data released by the US Census Bureau shows retail sales increased again in September as employment grew and inflation and interest rates fell.

The National Retail Federation forecast that winter holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023.

The Census Bureau said overall retail sales in April were unchanged seasonally adjusted from March and up 3% unadjusted year over year.

The Census Bureau said overall retail sales in March were up 0.7% seasonally adjusted from February and up 4% unadjusted year over year. That compared with increases of 0.9% month over month and 2.1% year over year in February.

Adjusted for inflation, GDP is expected to grow about 2.3 percent year over year—slower than last year’s 2.5 percent but still strong enough to sustain job growth that drives consumer spending. Consumer spending is expected to be up about 2 percent, which compares with 2.3 percent last year.

This article focuses on fundamental influences that can be managed regarding shrink, and common characteristics of a high shrink store.

Every retail holiday season since the pandemic has been unique, and that will be the case again this year, according to National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz.

Retail sales slowed in March, but spending was still higher than the same time last year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Overall retail sales dipped slightly in February, but core spending rose, the National Retail Federation said today.