Retail sales constitute a significant portion of overall consumer spending and are seen as a key indicator of the overall ...

Retail sales jumped in February amid a sharp rise in selling from department stores, hardware shops and clothes outlets, according to official figures. While food sales fell back slightly ...

U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US retail sales ... Overall sales grew 1.4 percent last month to $734.9 billion, the commerce department said in a statement. That was slightly above market expectations of a ...

U.S. retail sales saw strong growth in March, with consumers rushing to buy big-ticket items like cars as the threat of ...

Stores have also tussled with falling consumer confidence, which hit an 11-month low in February, according to a recent ...