Where Americans Spend their Trillions a Year on Goods and How that Changed Over Time by Wolf Richter • Jul 21, 2025 • 80 Comments Where they spend has changed dramatically, with only two winners that gained share among the retailer categories. The rest lost share, some are getting wiped out.
My Thoughts about those June Retail Sales by Wolf Richter • Jul 17, 2025 • 97 Comments Tariff-frontrunning ruffled the numbers earlier. That dust has settled.
My Thoughts about those Retail Sales by Wolf Richter • Jun 17, 2025 • 149 Comments Looking at the nuts and bolts, we see that the spending goes on, even if the mood is ultra-sour.
Beyond the Squiggles in Retail Sales by Wolf Richter • May 15, 2025 • 31 Comments Our Drunken Sailors may be in a crappy mood, but that doesn’t stop them.
Drunken Sailors Back in Splurge Mode, Retail Sales Surge. Even at Restaurants & Bars not Part of Frontrunning Tariffs by Wolf Richter • Apr 16, 2025 • 62 Comments The recession is going to have to get back in line and wait.
Our Drunken Sailors Are Back: Sales of Used Vehicles Surge in March, same as New Vehicles. Retail Sales Might Look Good by Wolf Richter • Apr 14, 2025 • 77 Comments Despite their foul mood, consumers are splurging on vehicles and may also be splurging on other products.
Retail Sales in February Were Confusing by Wolf Richter • Mar 17, 2025 • 52 Comments Ecommerce sales jumped. General merchandise retailers, supermarkets, etc., booked solid gains. Lower prices cut gasoline & auto sales. But restaurants?
Kohl’s Spirals into Brick-and-Mortar Meltdown, Blames “Constrained” Consumers, but it’s Just Losing them to Ecommerce, which is Booming by Wolf Richter • Mar 11, 2025 • 103 Comments The stock plunged 24% today to lowest since 1997, down 89% from peak, and has joined our Imploded Stocks.
About that Retail Sales Plunge in the Headlines: A Romp through the Massive Seasonal Adjustments this Time of the Year by Wolf Richter • Feb 14, 2025 • 41 Comments Retail sales in January were actually up by 4.8% year-over-year.
The Fed Needs to Watch Out: Amid Strong Demand from our Drunken Sailors, Retail Sales Surged in Late 2024 and Inflation Caught its Second Wind by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2025 • 162 Comments More consumers, more workers, more jobs, more money. GDPNow jumps upon these retail sales.
