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

U.S. retail sales declined by 0.2% M/M to $733.5B in January, against the 0.4% fall expected, and 0.0% growth seen in ...

Retail sales in the US were up for the fifth straight month in February, in all but one of nine categories on a yearly basis, led by clothing stores, health and personal care outlets, and general ...

Retail sales were flat on the month following a 0.6% increase in November, according to numbers adjusted for seasonality but not inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected an increase of ...

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

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

The Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed consumer spending was down less than feared in January.

Retail sales were down 0.2% month-over-month in January and were 2.4% higher than a year ago, according to the U.S. Census ...

US retail sales declined by 0.2 percent in January, according to delayed government data released on Friday, missing some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. American consumers defied expectations in June – typically ...

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 ...