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

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 ...

December 2024 retail sales were positive but slightly below expectations, with an increase in month-on-month sales by 0.4%. This was the fourth consecutive monthly expansion in retail sales and ...

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