The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a ...

American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.

The National Retail Federation is expecting stronger than average sales growth this year, but said it is too early to know ...

The National Retail Federation forecasts U.S. retail sales will grow 4.4% annually in 2026 to $5.6T, supported by a new economic model that incorporates a wider range of real-time and government data ...

The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. retail sales will increase 4.4% in 2026, reaching a total of $5.6 ...

The group acknowledged a softening labor market, persistent inflation and fallout from geopolitical tensions, but said “underlying fundamentals” and higher tax refunds should boost consumers.

Sales at retailers declined in January, the Commerce Department said, extending a tepid trend for U.S. shopping since late last year.

Headline sales slipped 0.2%, a step down from December's flat reading but better than the projected 0.3% decline.

The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.2% after no change in December, Commerce Department ...

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 ...

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for August showed consumer spending was higher than expected, with headline sales rising 0.6% versus the expected 0.2% monthly growth. Current retail ...

After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation – measured at 2.4% in December – the overall volume of retail sales ...