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New data points to strengthening economic recovery this year
by
Justin Ho
Apr 15, 2021
Jobless claims and retail spending data out Thursday suggest that the economy's laying the groundwork for recovery.
March retail sales soar 9.8% thanks to relief payments
Apr 15, 2021
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month.
How has the economy changed over the past year, in 8 charts
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 16, 2021
Indicators like alcohol and sweatpant sales paint a picture of how we lived the past pandemic year.
How will Walmart keep its sales growth going?
Feb 18, 2021
The giant retail chain received a big boost from the pandemic, but sales are starting to drop off.
Retail sales jump 5.3%, thanks to $600 stimulus checks
Feb 17, 2021
The $600 stimulus checks got Americans shopping again.
Holiday sales grow by 3%, a much bigger jump than during the last recession
Dec 28, 2020
The 2008 recession hit more broadly, and retailers were stuck with a lot of inventory. This time, retailers had time to plan.
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
Dec 16, 2020
It's a sign Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season.
For public good, not for profit.
Ikea ditches its catalog, but other retailers are hanging on to them
Dec 8, 2020
Catalogs can grab people’s attention, if only for a moment.
Retailers' holiday sales strategy this year? Fewer, smaller sales
Dec 7, 2020
They're trying to make a profit selling less stuff, but holding the line on prices.
Holiday surge in e-commerce could cause delivery crunch
Nov 27, 2020
It won't be as bad as early in the pandemic, but shoppers should plan ahead.