Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Despite initial gloomy headlines, the retail market is ...

The tone for 2025’s holiday season was set early as forecasts for consumer spending predicted sales would grow healthily, even if underlying volumes didn’t. Shoppers, already pushed close to their ...

From McDonald's to Savers Value Village, companies are reporting that high-income shoppers are turning into deal hunters. Younger consumers are also spending less, hurt by a tough labor market and the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Retail-related job postings, including hospitality, retail shops and food services, dropped 16% in October compared to last year, according to the Indeed Hiring Lab, a concerning ...

Consumer sentiment has fallen and layoffs are rising, yet U.S. shoppers have fueled solid retail sales growth and turned out in large numbers during the five-day stretch from Thanksgiving Day through ...