Retail

Retail Sales Doing Just Fine, Thanks Shoppers. But Sales at Gas Stations Sag on Plunge in Gasoline Prices

by Wolf Richter • Sep 15, 2022 • 107 Comments

Retail sales without gas stations jumped 0.8% in August from July. Inflation shifted away from goods (retailers) to services.

Bonds of Bed Bath & Beyond Collapse on Bankruptcy Fears as Suppliers with Unpaid Bills Halt Shipments

by Wolf Richter • Aug 22, 2022 • 118 Comments

Meme-stock crowd got crushed, shares collapsed 69% in 4 days. Billionaire hedge-fund hero, who might have known about unpaid bills, got out in time.

Inventory Shortages & Gluts, by Retailer Segment: Where they Are and Why

by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2022 • 80 Comments

Overall supply at retailers still 18% below normal, huge shortages in some segments, gluts in others. Thankfully, grocery stores only a tad below normal.

Ecommerce Sales Spike to Record. Retail Sales ex Gas Stations, ex Auto Dealers Jump to Record. Plunging Price of Gasoline & Shortage of New Vehicles Dog those Retailers

by Wolf Richter • Aug 17, 2022 • 97 Comments

No, consumers didn’t suddenly flock back to the mall. That was just a media joke. They bought online more than ever. Sales at department stores fell.

Walmart Raises Sales Outlook, Lowers Earnings Outlook, as Inflation Bites: Shares -10% Afterhours. Target, Amazon Sag

by Wolf Richter • Jul 25, 2022 • 118 Comments

Food sales are hot, but some other merchandise, “particularly apparel,” requires markdowns to get moving.

Americans Not in the Mood for a Recession: Splurging on Goods, Flocking to Restaurants

by Wolf Richter • Jul 15, 2022 • 294 Comments

But inflation is eating everyone’s lunch.

Here’s Where the Inventory Shortages Are, and Where Retailers Are Overstocked, by Retailer Category

by Wolf Richter • Jun 22, 2022 • 132 Comments

It’s still supply-chain chaos for retailers, but different retailers face different kinds of chaos.

Retail Sales Report, May: In Foulest Mood Ever, Consumers Still Spent Hugely at Retailers, Fighting Inflation where they Can

by Wolf Richter • Jun 15, 2022 • 130 Comments

Spent $20 billion more at gas stations, from a year ago, due to spiking prices; came out of hide of other retailers. Inflation eats everyone’s lunch.

Bad Breath of Inflation Sinks Target, Walmart, Other Retailers on Surging Costs of Products, Labor, and Transportation

by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2022 • 124 Comments

Not a revenue-shocker (they were up even from stimulus-miracle a year ago), but a cost-shocker. Unable to pass on all the cost increases, their margins got squeezed.

Americans Are in a Sour Mood, But it Didn’t Dampen their Spending: Splurging at Retailers, Especially Some Retailers

by Wolf Richter • May 17, 2022 • 191 Comments

Retail Therapy at Bars & Restaurants, Cannabis Stores, and Ecommerce? Other retailers not so lucky.

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