consumer spending

US Retail Sales Solid In March Despite Late Easter

retailers weathered all manner of obstacles - including chilly weather, the late Easter holiday and higher fuel prices - to top downbeat March forecasts, according to results posted yesterday (7 April), as shoppers continued to... more »

5 Retail Stocks: Which Will Win March Madness?

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Poor Peter Cotton Tail is receiving the blame for what retailers can't seem to do on their own: woo shoppers when there's no catalyst to shop.March retail same-store sales are expected... more »

Increasing The Sales Tax In Connecticut

A proposal to increase the state's sales tax could help fill some local coffers, but some say it could end up hurting the state's bottom line. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as part of his recommended... more »

N.H. Retailers’ Study: No Sales Tax Helps State

While New Hampshire's retail industry has long been thought to be important to state's economy, misconceptions regarding the characteristics of retail jobs have been in abundance, according to a new study showing the state's sales... more »

State’s February Retail Sales Up About 10 Percent Over 2010

PHOENIX — If sales are any indication of consumer confidence, Arizonans believe that the economy is improving.New figures Friday from the state Department of Revenue show retail sales reported to the agency in February at... more »

Tax Refunds Help Boost Retail Sales

WASHINGTON - Shoppers snapped up new cars, clothing and electronics in February, pushing retail sales up for the eighth straight month. Retail sales rose 1 percent last month, the Commerce Department recently reported. Part of... more »

Retail Business Conditions At 3-Year High

Business conditions in the retail sector in the first quarter of 2011 improved for the first time since 2007, the results of the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Retail Survey released on Thursday show."This is... more »

Retail Surge: Consumer Spending Maintaining Momentum

THE VILLAGES — Mike and Peggy Rusaw kept pretty busy of late furnishing their new Village of Lynnhaven home.The couple spent somewhat freely this year on décor, furnishings and construction upgrades like new tile and... more »