Best Christmas Shopping Season Ever*
J: On December 14, the Census Bureau absolutely blew away all analysts, forecasters and undoubtedly most retail executives with its...
Consumers Are Enthusiastically Spending
J: By far the longest-running survey of the way that consumers feel about their economic position and the future are those that have...
Consumers Back in the Saddle
J: In last month's blog on retail and food services sales, we wrote, "We expect to see significant increases in retail sales soon." As...
Retail Sales Are Now Sluggish
The Census Bureau gave us the latest report on retail and food services sales on July 14. The chart shows the data and about all you can...
Consumers Are Back to Leading the Charge
J: The Census Bureau gave us much appreciated good news in their Advance Retail and Food Services Sales report of May 12. As the chart...
