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Retail Sales in the U.S. Rise Over 5% in January, Suggesting A Promising Economic Recovery

Retail Sales in the U.S. Rise Over 5% in January, Suggesting A Promising Economic Recovery

by Francisco Velasquez | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured, Retail

Retail sales in the U.S. increased in January, showing early signs that consumer spending is picking up as cases of the Covid-19 virus decline and the additional relief, assuming it comes will help, but the $900 billion package passed in December, is already helping. ...
A Tale of Two Retail Sectors: COVID-19 Makes Stores Halt while Warehouses Struggle to Keep Up with Sales

A Tale of Two Retail Sectors: COVID-19 Makes Stores Halt while Warehouses Struggle to Keep Up with Sales

by Sonya Swink | Apr 15, 2020 | Featured, Retail, Uncategorized

“Working in e-commerce, it seemed like it was a better job.” Tyler Hamilton quit his construction job to pack boxes at Amazon’s warehouse near Minneapolis a couple years ago. Since coronavirus, the 23-year-old got a small pay bump but works endless overtime, with one...
Five Things to Watch for in Wednesday’s Retail Sales Report

Five Things to Watch for in Wednesday’s Retail Sales Report

by Sonya Swink | Apr 15, 2020 | Featured, Retail, Uncategorized

  On Wednesday, April 15th, the Commerce Department will release the advanced retail sales report, a measure of how many goods and services in the sector were sold in March. This key indicator of the state of the economy will be released at 8:30 am. Here are five...
Retail Sales in February Showed First Signs of Slowing due to Covid-19

Retail Sales in February Showed First Signs of Slowing due to Covid-19

by Sonya Swink | Mar 20, 2020 | Featured, Retail

In another sign that coronavirus disrupted consumer spending, February’s numbers show initial slipping in retail sales downward after a slight tick up in January. Down 0.5%, numbers released from the Commerce Department show how American shoppers frequented department...
As the retail industry transitions, a good economy provides relief for retail workers

As the retail industry transitions, a good economy provides relief for retail workers

by Vrushank Nayak | May 20, 2019 | Featured, Retail

Joel Porras has been working at Bonobos, an e-commerce clothing subsidiary of Walmart for the past two years. As a sales associate, he guides clients into making their clothing choices when they come in to shop. But he graduated with a degree in Media Studies from...
Buying a car online like you buy your phone remains a distant reality

Buying a car online like you buy your phone remains a distant reality

by Vrushank Nayak | Apr 1, 2019 | Featured, Retail

When Ryan Paul leased his first car, he did it the old fashioned way: He went to a dealership, spoke to a salesperson and picked the car up after the the whole process was complete. But when Paul decided it was time to trade in his 2015 Audi for something new, he...
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