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What to Make of ‘Contradictory’ Consumer Spending

McKinsey research points to an emerging "spending dichotomy" taking hold in the consumer landscape.

What’s Keeping Retail Up at Night? Not Just Elections: The Week Ahead

Retailers face continuing uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic, but that's not the only thing on their…

Why Clothing and Footwear Spending Bounced Back in May

Despite the encouraging data, a "full recovery is still a long way off," NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz…

Amazon Overtakes Walmart as Most-Shopped Apparel Retailer, as Prime Drives Spending

More people are shopping the "everything store" for their apparel needs and Amazon can thank its…

New Threads, New Kicks: US Apparel Spending Up Most Since 2005

Spending helped drive growth beyond expectations in the third quarter—with apparel retailers in particular…

US Clothing and Footwear Spending Rallies in July With 1.5% Increase

Clothing and footwear expenditures rebounded in July, increasing 1.5% to $400.68 million from $394.62 million…

Apparel Spending Sputters in Late 2016

Consumer spending has been rising faster than incomes, according to the most recent U.S. Department of…

Footwear Spending Outpaces Apparel in February

Consumer spending, that all-important engine that drives GDP growth, rose by 3.5% in February compared to the…

Despite Wintry Weather, Apparel Spending Picks Up in February

Though total consumer spending had its smallest increase in seven months, apparel spending had its biggest…

Apparel Spending Slows to a Crawl in March

Consumer spending on apparel and footwear continued its slow steady slide in March, according to the…