Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Holiday retail sales are expected to grow by 2.9% to 3.4% ...

The Census Bureau's November Advance Retail Sales Report showed a pickup in consumer spending. Headline sales were up 0.6%, ...

New data on retail sales today that gave a sense of all-important consumer spending as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season. There was a whole bunch of data this morning that had been ...

The engine of this economy — consumers — slowed in May. Consumer spending is responsible for more than two-thirds of gross domestic product in the U.S. The gauge of the engine is, in this case, retail ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are transforming operations and gaining powerful new business tools using AI and advanced analytics, according to a ...

Overall, retail closed 2025 with 2% dollar growth and flat unit demand across all three segments. Price elevation in retail food and beverage supported the segment’s 3% dollar growth, but consumption ...

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NRSInsights, a provider of sales data and analytics drawn from retail transactions processed through the National Retail Solutions (NRS) point-of-sale ...

Next-generation analytics is helping retailers thrive. Leading South African retailers are harnessing next-generation predictive analytics to transform price optimisation, demand forecasting and ...