Despite initial reports to the contrary, the National Retail Federation said economic uncertainty resulted in lower-than-expected retail sales over the 2018 holiday season. According to the group, sales increased 2.9 percent over 2017 to total $707.5 billion, falling short of its original expectations of a 4.3 to 4.8 percent increase, or $717.5 to $720.9 billion. […]

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A few weeks ago, I was meeting a friend near the Empire State Building. With a little time to kill, I found myself in the new Amazon bookstore—officially known as Amazon Books. These new stores—so far there are 12 of them, with three more on the way—have gotten mixed reviews, and my review is mixed […]

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) has released its predictions for consumer spending this holiday season, and they’re fairly rosy. In a survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the NRF, consumers said they will spend an average of $967.13 this holiday season, up 3.4 percent from the $935.58 consumers said they would spend when […]

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