Economic activity in the manufacturing sector gained a bit in February but was in contraction territory for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month growth period, according to supply executives polled by the Institute for Supply Management. In the...
The National Retail Federation reported retail sales bounced back strongly in January as inflation eased and incomes grew. As gift card season proceeded, the United States Census Bureau stated that overall retail sales in January gained 3% from December and 6.4% year...
According to the latest Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management, economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the third consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth. In a poll of supply executives...
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector kept growing in September but slipped from August, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Timothy Fiore, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee maintained in the ISM Report on Business, that...
As summer winds down, Walmart is already gearing up for the holidays, expanding its gift assortment, among other things, and bringing in lots of seasonal workers. In addition to a broader assortment of gifts, the company announced that it would make price investments...
