There is no single way to predict how businesses will price items weeks or months into the future as, in addition to tariffs, ...

After May's steep drop in retail sales, spending picked back up in June, rising 0.6%, according to new census data out ...

The report of robust spending coincides with warnings by several Federal Reserve officials that import duties in coming ...

National Retail Federation (NRF) chief economist Jack Kleinhenz has warned US tariff turmoil and policy shifts are driving ...

Predictions from mainstream economists were dire after President Donald Trump launched his tariff campaign just a couple weeks after he began his second term in office: Prices would rise — sharply — ...

It's a trove of information for portfolio managers and macro-watchers to gauge, and trade policy news headlines are likely to ...

How the new 25% tariff on $200 billion of goods imported from China will impact retail: Weak retailers and malls will only get weaker as the strong get stronger.

U.S. retail sales rose in March, as consumers flocked to buy goods ahead of the Trump administration's latest tariffs going into effect. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, retail sales increased ...

U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in March as consumers frontloaded big-ticket purchases to get ahead of anticipated tariff-induced price hikes. The Commerce Department released its data ...

Retail sales surged 1.4% in March — the biggest monthly jump in two years ... Economists say consumers rushed to make purchases before Trump's broadest tariffs took effect and potentially raised ...

With recent tariffs targeting imports from China and Mexico, U.S. retailers and manufacturers in textiles and apparel face significant challenges.

Retail experts answer the most frequently asked questions about doing business in this time of tariffs. Lenise Willis // Editor in Chief // April 9, 2025 After announcing higher tariffs on more than ...