Retailers forecast that 2011 will be a year spent dealing with inflation, expanding stores and trying to wean shoppers off their markdown habit. Faced with rising costs that are pushing their prices higher, merchants say they …
Consumers reopened their wallets and manufacturers slashed inventories, indicating they’re getting ready to ramp up production of more goods this year. Also contributing to growth were rising exports and falling imports. But ju…
As retailers wrapped up their earnings reports this week, most said they’re back in cost-control mode and will tighten inventories after the holidays. Shoppers are still spending cautiously and costs are on the rise, so profits…