Retail sales for December weren’t quite what the industry expected. The government’s retail sales report released Thursday showed the largest decline in nine years, with sales sliding 1.2 percent.

US retail sales rose slightly in December over America’s crucial holiday shopping season, beating what had been gloomy expectations, government data released Tuesday showed. The Commerce Department ...

Consumer spending was flat in December, indicating shoppers were more hesitant to buy than economists expected. Retail sales were virtually unchanged in December from November, according to data ...

The Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed consumer spending was unexpectedly flat in December. Headline sales were unchanged, down from November's 0.6% reading and below the ...

(RTTNews) - The Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing retail sales in the U.S. were unexpectedly flat in the month of December. The report said retail sales came in virtually ...

American shoppers ended the year with a burst of spending that surprised many forecasters, turning what had looked like a cautious holiday into a strong finish for retailers. December's results did ...

The resilient U.S. consumer came through for retailers again in December, when sales growth topped 4% and most categories gained. It was the best rate of December growth since 2022, in line with the ...