In October, manufacturing sector economic activity grew, achieving a 17th consecutive month of gains, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Report, but raw material and transportation challenges remain potential headwinds to further...
Newell Brands reported a 3.3% year-over-year net sales increase for its third quarter while noting the results in the prior-year period reflect meaningful shifts in consumer demand from the COVID-19 pandemic, with comparability impacted by elevated prior-year results...
Amazon missed third-quarter Wall Street estimates for sales and earnings as the company stated it had emphasized investment to meet the demands of a marketplace hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and related challenges rather than pushing profits. In a third-quarter...
The International Housewares Association (IHA) has partnered with Epistemix, a data science company that has built computational models to help government agencies, municipalities, healthcare systems and the trade show industry identify the risk of putting on events...
Despite headwinds including supply chain challenges, labor shortages and inflation, National Retail Federation president Matthew Shay said in a press event introducing the NRF holiday forecast that “very, very strong” momentum based on consumer spending has the...
