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How Tariff Uncertainty is Impacting Consumer Loyalty, Purchasing, Confidence — and What Retailers can do About it

It’s becoming clear that “tariffs,” a word that just a few short months ago was more familiar to economic historians than the…

Exploiting Loopholes: The Dark Side of Fast Fashion Giants Shein and Temu

“Fast fashion is not free. Someone, somewhere is paying the price.” – Lucy Siegle The fast fashion industry is hardly new, but…

NRF: Retail Sales Rose 17.7% YoY in March as Recovery Accelerated

As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts continued and government checks generated more spending power, retail sales rose 17.7% YoY and 7.4% from February 2021…

NRF, Census Bureau Report Continued Retail Recovery In August

Retail sales continued their gradual improvement in August, rising 0.6% seasonally adjusted from July and 2.6% year-over-year, according to Census Bureau data….

Retail Sales Drop 16.4% Month-Over-Month In April Due To COVID-19

U.S. retail and food service sales dropped an estimated 16.4% from the previous month in April, nearly doubling the revised 8.3% decline…

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