As inflation eased at winter’s end, retail sales slowed in March, but spending was still higher than at the same time last year, according to the National Retail Federation. The United States Census Bureau announced that overall retail sales in March slipped 1%...
Tony Curtis-Wellings of Faraday’s Kitchen Store in Austin, TX, is always on the lookout for “the new.” The new product. The new selling tactic. The new cooking and eating trend. He has been one of the most enthusiastic, encouraging independent housewares retailers,...
In the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector expanded in January after contracting in December following 30 consecutive months of growth. Based on research conducted with purchasing and supply executives,...
Executives surveyed by business services provider Deloitte expect inflation to pressure their profit margins in 2023 as six in 10 anticipate inflation raising their operating costs even as other issues, particularly labor loom over the year ahead. Passing higher...
According to the Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector, which includes retail, grew in September for the 28th month in a row, but the Purchasing Managers’ Index for the sector slipped to 56.7%. Although 0.2 of a...
