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June 12, 2025 14:47 ET | Source: Circana

May Retail Sales Showcase Consumers Making Trade-offs Amid Uncertainty, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Overall, U.S. retail sales revenue was up 1% during the four weeks of May compared to the same time in 2024, while unit demand fell 1%. As costs caused an...
March 17, 2025 16:34 ET | Source: Circana

Retail Spending Holds Steady in February Amid Short-Term Interruptions, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, March 17, 2025 — U.S. consumers demonstrated their uncertainty through weekly ups and downs in discretionary retail spending in February, even as...
August 15, 2024 16:55 ET | Source: Circana

July Retail Sales Reveal a Summer Vacation From Discretionary Spending, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, August 15, 2024 — Total U.S. retail sales across the combined view of discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG)...
July 18, 2024 13:00 ET | Source: Circana

Steadying Year-Over-Year Retail Sales Results Continue into Summer, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, July 18, 2024 — U.S. retail sales delivered a repeat performance of May results in June. During the four weeks ending June 29, 2024, revenue...
March 25, 2024 12:00 ET | Source: Circana

Retail Sales Hold Steady Through February, But Price Remains a Pressure Point, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In February 2024, U.S. retail sales revenue, including both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), remained flat, and units...
February 14, 2024 16:16 ET | Source: Circana

January 2024 Retail Sales Results Reflect Altered Shopping Patterns, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, February 14, 2024 — In January 2024, U.S. retail sales, including both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), were...
July 18, 2023 15:33 ET | Source: Circana

U.S. Retail Spending Increased 1% in June, While Discretionary Declines Establish a New Baseline, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, July 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In June 2023, U.S. retail sales revenue, including both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), increased 1% compared to the...
May 16, 2023 07:30 ET | Source: Circana

Consumer Trade-Offs Send US Discretionary Retail Spending Down 7% in April, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In April 2023, discretionary U.S. general merchandise retail sales revenue fell 7%, compared to April 2022, and unit sales fell 8%. April declines are...
April 13, 2023 14:34 ET | Source: Circana

U.S. Discretionary Retail Sales Revenue Fell 7% in March, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHICAGO, April 13, 2023 – In March 2023, discretionary U.S. general merchandise retail sales revenue fell 7%, compared to March 2022, and unit sales fell...
March 14, 2023 16:22 ET | Source: Circana

Consumers Showed Less Affection for Spending in February as Discretionary Retail Sales Fell 4%, Reports Circana

CHICAGO, March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Discretionary U.S. general merchandise retail sales revenue fell 4% in February 2023, when compared to February 2022, and unit sales were down 5%. Weekly...