September’s report by The Conference Board shows more signs of a U.S. economy that’s growing at a crawl. The index rose 0.3% — its third straight monthly rise. However that pace is too low to substantially lower unemployment….
We started with Citi Investment Research’s top global retail picks for an “hourglass” recovery (benefiting retailers on the high and low ends). After drilling down into the fundamentals and valuations, here are our five favorit…
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan survey found that consumer sentiment slipped to 67.9 in October from 68.2 in September, as Americans continued to be reluctant about purchasing decisions amid uncertain income gains.
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Some merchants adjusted quickly to the “new normal” of penny-pinching shoppers, but others are still struggling with shrinking consumer budgets or headwinds they were fighting before the bottom fell out. Here’s a look at the tw…
Knowing customers’ likes and dislikes is about as basic as it gets in retailing. But for years, national department stores got it wrong. More concerned with controlling costs, big retailers focused on sameness. Not anymore.
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