NEXT reports nine holiday retail planning tips for small businesses to boost sales and streamline operations during the busy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Holiday retail sales are expected to grow by 2.9% to 3.4% ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A much-discussed theme of contemporary consumerism is the abundance of choice. While ...

The same SEO, UX and CRO concepts we use to help users find the correct product on a website apply to retail locations and in-store experiences. These include internal linking, cross-selling and ...

U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in August as consumers bought a range of goods and dined out, but a weakening ...

The engine of this economy — consumers — slowed in May. Consumer spending is responsible for more than two-thirds of gross domestic product in the U.S. The gauge of the engine is, in this case, retail ...

Terry has 25 years experience in journalism and communications, reporting on a range of topics that include personal finance, telecommunications, Congress, government regulations, and criminal justice ...

U.S. Retail Sales grew 0.6% M/M to $732.0B in August, outpacing the +0.3% consensus and maintaining the 0.6% increase in July ...

Americans are still opening their wallets, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a bite. Retail sales rose 0.6% in June from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Thursday, ...

Spending rose at a faster clip than expected in June as American consumers once again bucked concern that a slowing economy and tariff-related price increases would crimp spending. Retail sales ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job ...