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Singles Day was originally established as an "anti-Valentine's Day," where singles, rather than couples, would purchase each other gifts or even just gifts for themselves.
Is Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) ready to leave Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) in the dust? That is the question investors might be wondering on Monday.
Some 33 of the nation's 50 states saw a modest rise in retail prices at the pump higher in the first week of November, according to GasBuddy.
If cold and snow keep customers away from retailers, this year the weather should favor them, according to the National Weather Service.
The University of Michigan has released its final report on consumer sentiment for October and found that sentiment was less robust than initially forecast.
Without a rising tide in retail sales, damaged retailers like Sears and J.C. Penney could lose out to e-commerce powerhouses like Amazon.com.
ThinkstockOf the total $6.9 billion that the National Retail Federation (NRF) expects U.S. consumers to spend on Halloween celebrations in 2015, more than one-third of that amount will be spent on...
ThinkstockNew car sales in the U.S. are expected to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 17.2 million in 2015, the highest total since 2000 when 17.4 million new cars were sold in the...
The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing.
U.S. drivers can expect to save $1.4 billion over the coming Labor Day holiday weekend, because a gallon of gasoline cost about a buck more last year at this time.
Investors and economists have been looking for the consumer to drive the economy, particularly as about 70% of gross domestic product comes from the consumer spending component.
Personal income and personal spending both came in with positive readings for the month of June.
The notion that the U.S. economy can entirely break from the effects of the recession has disappeared, at least according to the White House.
American parents will spend more this year than last and begin back-to-school shopping earlier. In theory, it is a good sign for the economy.
Strong employment. Cheap gas. The two equal a rise in the number of people who will travel over the July 4th holiday.