According to the Institute for Supply Management Report on Business, the services Purchasing Managers Index fell to 51.2% from 55.1% in March, but the sector remained in growth territory. Readings above 50% indicated sector growth. The services sector has grown in 33...
For March National Sleep Awareness Month, Bed Bath & Beyond is offering tips and tools to improve nighttime routines that can lead to better sleep. In doing so, the company is positioning its namesake and buybuy Baby stores as sleep support centers in an era when...
Ports in the United States covered by Global Port Tracker handled a record 2.34 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units – one 20-foot container or its equivalent – in March, the latest month for which final numbers are available. The March figure was up 10.8% from...
Inflation gained in March according to market researcher Numerator, but the impact differs across product and consumer segments. For example, March grocery prices were up 11% versus the month a year earlier in contrast to February up 10.3% year-over-year. Prices for...
Consumer sentiment in the United States unexpectedly jumped to 65.7 in April of 2022 from an eleven-year low of 59.4 in March, preliminary estimates in the University of Michigan’s ongoing consumer sentiment survey determined. The April sentiment figure beat market...
