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Circana last week announced the U.S. toy retail sales performance results for January through September 2024, revealing insights into the retail trends, performance drivers and consumers’ holiday shopping intentions.

The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor found that retail sales saw a slight month-over-month drop in September, but consumers continued to spend more than last year as interest rates and inflation fell and employment rose.

Retail sales increased again in August as consumer demand and easing inflation overcame slower job growth. Total retail sales were up 0.45% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 2.11% unadjusted year over year in August.

The cosmetics industry is undergoing a major shift that will impact manufacturers, retailers and consumers. Signed into law in December 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) aims to enhance consumer safety by introducing stricter regulations for the manufacturing, distribution and safety assessment of cosmetic products.

The post-pandemic omnichannel retail landscape looks vastly different than it did in 2019. With consumers stuck inside their homes for months on end, online...

New research from Blackhawk Network (BHN) reveals shifting gift card and gifting preferences among U.S. consumers. Among the most notable shifts found in the research: men...

Retail sales grew modestly from the month before in April, but a shift in the timing of Easter appeared to be behind a slight...

Since 2020, Walmart has required suppliers to add RAIN RFID tags to certain categories of goods as part of an ongoing digital transformation aimed...

During the National Retail Federation’s fourth annual State of Retail & the Consumer virtual discussion yesterday, Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner and...

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week revealed that even though retail sales slowed in January, households continued to spend. “Retail sales...