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Retail sales volumes (quantity bought ... of Black Friday in our Wrapping up 'Black Friday': How the ONS captures the effect of a major shopping trend blog. Historically, school half term for England ...

The average number of shoplifting incidents jumped 93% in 2023 compared with pre-pandemic times and monetary losses for retailers have risen 90%, according to the nation's largest retail trade group.

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Consumers boosted their spending at retail stores in November, providing a solid lift to the U.S. economy as the winter holiday shopping season ramps up. Retail sales rose 0.7 percent, the ...

The numbers: There’s no quit in American shoppers. Retail sales rose faster than expected at the start of the holiday shopping season in November and pointed to steady growth in the U.S. economy.

Shoppers were in a mood to spend money in November as retail sales rose by 0.7% ... The strong showing augurs well for the holiday shopping season, a critical period for most retailers.

The solid increase in retail sales came despite a late Thanksgiving holiday that pushed Cyber Monday into December, and was consistent with a strong start to the holiday shopping season.

The below-forecast retail figures reflect flagging consumer confidence in a month when retailers hold their biggest sale of the year: the Singles' Day shopping festival. "This was the big ...

More companies are likely to close shops or be cautious in their expansion plans in 2025, according to Jeanette Chan, senior director of retail at JLL in Hong Kong. However, online shopping is on ...

Goldman Sachs economists attributed the soft retail sales to an earlier than usual start to the annual November “Singles Day” online shopping festival, which pulled forward some sales to October.