WASHINGTON — Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a spending surge early this year to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports. Sales at ...

New data on retail sales today that gave a sense of all-important consumer spending as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season. There was a whole bunch of data this morning that had been ...

Despite elevated economic volatility, the retail industry is reporting healthy sales and in-store traffic. Additionally, that trend is expected to continue in coming months, according to Levin ...

Retail sales rose by 0.6% in August from July. The three-month average growth was the best growth since May 2022. At brick-and-mortar stores for apparel, shoes, watches, jewelry, and accessories, ...

Retail sales dropped by a sharp -0.9 percent for May, even worse than the market expectation of -0.6 percent. "Core" retail sales (removing autos, gasoline, and building materials) rose by a solid 0.4 ...