But overall retail sales remained resilient, CNBC/NRF find.
Back-to-school, tariff concerns helped boost August retail sales.
Shoppers snapping up merch before expected price rises, report finds.
Retail expenditures moderate while shopper sentiment plunges.
This holiday season retailers should go wide and deep on their diamond stud earrings inventory.
Brick-and-mortar locales remain a major draw for shoppers, survey shows.
Shorter selling season due to late Thanksgiving to have impact, NRF predicts.
Seasonal spending expected to grow up to 3.3% over ’23.
New research says retailers are embracing post-work shopping and payday splurges as employees return to the office.
Full-year sales for 2023 also up from a year earlier.
Rise follows two months of declines.
Sales up 16.3 percent year over year.
ICSC predicts 2021 retail sales will increase up to 9 percent.
Back-to-school helps get the sector back on track.
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