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Consumer confidence dips a bit in May
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (157+ words) Retail Customer Experience Consumer confidence dips a bit in May Seventy four million consumers are expecting finances to be worse than current finances in the next year and the May Consumer Confidence score reflected a small decline in May. The…...
May retail sales reflect growth once again
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (168+ words) Retail Customer Experience May retail sales reflect growth once again Retail sales grew for the eighth consecutive month, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. "Retail sales maintained momentum in May, driven by a…...
US retail sales show solid growth
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (106+ words) Retail Customer Experience US retail sales show solid growth U. S. retail sales increased 4. 9% in April and represented the third month of consecutive growth. The growth comes among a rise in inflation, according to a Yahoo Finance report. Growth drivers likely included…...
Fuel costs hitting import carriers may impact retailers, customers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (165+ words) While imports at U. S. container ports aren't being significantly impacted by the Iran conflict, an increase in fuel costs for ocean carriers could eventually impact retailers and customers, according to the National Retail Federation. The organization cited a Global Port Tracker…...
Cheaper retail prices unlikely despite tariff ruling
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) Consumers won't see prices coming down despite a Supreme Court rulingthat declared Trump administration tariffs were not constitutional, according to economists, given the many tools that can be used to enact tariffs. One big reason is that President Donald Trump's…...
Amazon chief: Tariff costs creeping into prices
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump since the start of 2025, and now extending in to 2026, have begun to "creep" in Amazon item pricing. The omnichannel retailer is striving to keep prices "as low as…...
Customers, importers bearing brunt of tariff costs
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (125+ words) American importers and their customers are bearing the brunt of enacted tariffs by President Donald Trump which began in January 2025. Importers and customers are paying 96% of the tariffs, while countries importing goods are paying 4%, according to a report from the…...
Consumers changing grocery spend due to tariffs, inflation
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) Over half, 65%, of consumers plan to buy less groceries in some capacity due to proposed tariffs and inflation. Consumers changing grocery spend due to tariffs, inflation Over half, 65%, of consumers plan to buy less groceries in some capacity due to…...