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Historically, industries in the consumer staples arena are the real beneficiaries of a drop in oil prices, especially when the savings rate rises.
Gasoline prices have risen 21 cents in a month. If the rise continues, the benefit to consumers of low prices will fade.
Among the big-box stores, Wal-Mart had the most likes, comments and shares on social media, with more than 40 million in the 2014 holiday shopping season.
Apple's market cap is now larger than those of General Electric, Wal-Mart, General Motors and McDonald's combined.
ThinkstockWith falling gas prices, accelerated job growth and low interest rates all currently in play, you would think that consumer spending would increase. The natural outcome should be for...
Income tax refund levels are so strong this year that they might join lower gasoline prices to further improve consumer spending.
Moviegoers want lower ticket prices. This obvious conclusion is part of a new study by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Wall Street and Main Street are both rightfully disappointed by a weak retail sales report for December.
Coca-Cola stock underperformed the broader indexes in 2014, and analysts generally see another lackluster year for 2015. That being said, analysts are not always right.
Rising employment and lower gasoline prices both pumped some life into this year’s holiday shopping season, but there are going to winners and losers when the dust finally settles.
IBM Digital Analytics tracks nationwide retail sales throughout the holidays, and its survey indicates online sales rose 8.3% on Christmas Day.
Walmart is kicking off an offer that begins on Christmas Day that will allow consumers to exchange a gift card they received for a Walmart gift card.
So far, $48.3 billion has been spent online in the United States, according to comScore, a 15% gain from a year ago.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the numbers for personal income and spending for the month of November.
It is either a sign that sales have been poor and retailers are going all-out to pick up more revenue any way they can, or it is a sign that sales have been good and retailers figure why not grab as...