This morning, the Commerce Department released its retail sales report for December, and the news was not good. The decline of 1.2% was the largest drop in more than 9 years – since September 2008. Most observers expected a flat to modest uptick in sales when the report was released this morning, a release that was delayed for more than a month due to the government shutdown.
Chain Store Guide monthly consumer polling data, as seen below, was shown to be accurate and ahead of the curve with this morning’s announcement by the Commerce Department. From October to January, throughout the holiday season, the US Retail Index and Consumer Spending Monitor dropped considerably, reflecting the data we gather each month when polling consumers about their spending intentions for the month ahead.
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October 17, 2024
In June of this year, Walgreens announced that they were working on a plan to close unprofitable stores. At thehttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
February 3, 2021
Amazon has consistently shaken up the retail industry and taken the world by surprise. On February 2, 2021 the companyhttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
January 29, 2021
GameStop is one of many companies that have struggled during the pandemic, however they were losing money long before Marchhttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
