Economic Growth

Retail Sales

Census Retail Sales Data for July Shows Increased Spending Despite Strong-But-Moderating Economic Growth

Census Bureau data shows consumers continued to increase their spending in July even as economic growth is moderating.

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Economy

5 reasons why lower taxes mean better deals for consumers and retailers

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act serves as a catalyst for economic expansion.

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Consumer Trends

No sign of the retail apocalypse

IHL report shows that for every retailer closing stores in 2018, two are opening stores.

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NRF Forecasts

How and why NRF forecasts the economic future

Episode 14 of Retail Gets Real: NRF’s Jack Kleinhenz on economic forecasting.

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Consumer Trends

How the STORES Top 100 Retailers stay on top

Episode 9 of Retail Gets Real: Susan Reda on STORES magazine’s Top 100 Retailers

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