The American shopping mall is being reinvented | CNN Business
Feb 15, 2025 · “It’s not just retail. It’s bringing in entertainment venues, lots of restaurants and apartments or condos to engage with a younger consumer,” said Wimer.
US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time
Feb 14, 2025 · Retail sales plunged 0.9% in January from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Walmart warns it will raise prices because of tariffs - CNN
May 15, 2025 · Tariffs have presented an enormous challenge for the retail industry. Most toys, baby gear, sneakers and many other everyday products are made in China, and companies …
Economic warning sign: Holiday jobs are tougher to find - CNN
Dec 2, 2025 · The most recent Labor Department figures show 70,000 more retail workers than a year earlier, although that’s only a 0.5% increase.
Beef prices are the new egg prices. They’re soaring - CNN
Jul 21, 2025 · “If consumer confidence falls alongside household financial uncertainty, demand for beef could be at risk, especially in the face of record high retail prices.”
Why it seems like all of America’s chains are closing - CNN
Jan 2, 2025 · Successful chains will be suitors for vacant retail and restaurant space. Major chains announced nearly 6,000 store openings last year, a 6.5% increase from 2023.
Retail sales came in weaker than expected, another bad sign for
Mar 17, 2025 · Weak consumer spending figures are adding to concerns that the US economy is slowing, and perhaps heading into a recession. Monday’s retail report didn’t ease those fears.
America’s stores are winning the war on shoplifting
Sep 13, 2024 · In reality, retail crime has not meaningfully gone up nationwide in the past few years, and it has even gone down in many places.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
May 15, 2025 · Foot Locker relaunched its retail brand recently to attract younger, more diverse consumers — but the reboot hasn’t proven successful.
Consumers reach their breaking point, forcing retailers to shutter ...
Oct 25, 2024 · Retail chains are on track to close the highest number of stores in 2024 than any year since the pandemic decimated the industry in 2020.