Retail sales

NRF Expects ‘Moderate but Steady’ Retail Sales Growth in 2024
NRF Expects ‘Moderate but Steady’ Retail Sales Growth in 2024
March 20, 2024  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects retail sales to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% in 2024. That forecast is in line with the 2023 annual sales growth...

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Consumers ‘Balancing a Lot’ as Retail Sales Slow
Consumers ‘Balancing a Lot’ as Retail Sales Slow
March 17, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are growing more hesitant to spend following a long stretch of looser spending. That’s according to a Saturday (March 16) report by the Financial...

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Durable Goods Orders Dropped 6.1% in January
Durable Goods Orders Dropped 6.1% in January
February 27, 2024  |  Economy

New orders for manufactured durable goods declined by 6.1% in January. Orders dropped by $18 billion to $276.7 billion during the month, the U.S. Census...

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Consumers’ Retail Inflation Expectations Are Beginning to Ease
Consumers’ Retail Inflation Expectations Are Beginning to Ease
February 16, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As consumers look ahead to the rest of the year, many are not as concerned about retail inflation as they once were. By the Numbers...

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Is January’s Retail Sales Slump a Blip or Harbinger of Things to Come?
Is January’s Retail Sales Slump a Blip or Harbinger of Things to Come?
February 15, 2024  |  Economy

The questions swirling amid the January sales slump boils down to these: Is it the pause that refreshes — as consumers essentially take a breath,...

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Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
Consumers Feeling Better About Inflation — Will They Feel Comfortable Spending?
January 19, 2024  |  Economy

Headed into the new year, consumers are confident about the economy, and about overall trends in inflation. As reported by the University of Michigan’s survey of...

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PYMNTS Data: Inflation-Adjusted Retail Sales Offer Hope for Merchants Beyond the Holiday Surge
PYMNTS Data: Inflation-Adjusted Retail Sales Offer Hope for Merchants Beyond the Holiday Surge
January 18, 2024  |  Economy

Inflation’s been the main concern for merchants and consumers through the past few years. But as PYMNTS Intelligence data shows, inflation’s impact on retail, in...

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Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
Retail Federation Says Consumers Kept Spending in December
January 10, 2024  |  Retail

American retailers had a happy holiday, according to new National Retail Federation (NRF) data. Retail sales — excluding automobiles and gasoline — rose 0.44% seasonally adjusted month over...

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21 Payments Execs Reflect on 2023’s Strategic Shifts
21 Payments Execs Reflect on 2023’s Strategic Shifts
December 29, 2023  |  Opinion

Amid economic turmoil, technological leaps and evolving consumer behavior, the payments and digital commerce landscape experienced unprecedented transformations that rippled across sectors in 2023. These...

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