U.S. Consumers Are Showing Signs of Stress, Retailers Say Consumer spending remains resilient, but retailers’ latest earnings offered a glimpse into worrying shifts in shopping habits.
Retailers Lay Out a Downbeat Outlook as Inflation Squeezes Low-Income Shoppers Despite better-than-expected earnings, retail executives predict that any sales growth will be much smaller than in years past.
As Dollar Stores Proliferate, Some Communities Say No More than 70 proposed dollar stores have been rejected since 2019, a report shows. It’s a small number compared with those that opened but evidence of opposition to the industry.