Holiday spending is expected to grow this year but at a rate slower ...

US holiday sales are forecast to grow at their slowest pace since 2018 after long-lasting inflation wiped out consumers' savings, ...

US shoppers are expected to boost their holiday spending this year — but the increase masks growing stress among lower-income consumers, ...

Consumers surveyed are willing to loosen their purse strings this season, but a cost-of-living squeeze continues to weigh on holiday shoppers.

Holiday spending is expected to increase this year, but analysts foresee it slowing down from peak pandemic years, when Americans spent at ...

Retail sales during this year's holiday season are forecast to increase between 2.3% and 3.3% from last year, according to a Deloitte report ...

Sources · US Ecommerce, Physical, and Total Retail Holiday Season Sales Growth, 2018-2024 (% change) · More Than Half of Consumers Expect to ...

For that reason, retail spending around the holiday season is expected to see only modest growth. NRF forecast sales growth between 2.5% and 3.5 ...

“We expect spending to continue through the end of the year on a range of items and experiences, but at a slower pace. Solid job and wage growth ...

The firm forecasts a subaverage 3% growth in US retail sales—significantly lower than the 5.2% ten-year average. However, interest rate cuts ...

“We expect spending to continue through the end of the year on a range of items and experiences, but at a slower pace. Solid job and wage growth ...

The National Retail Federation projects that holiday shoppers will step up their spending over last year but at a slower pace than in recent ...

Retailers are reportedly bracing for a tough holiday season, with economic demand slowing and outlooks mixed.

Given that U.S. consumers have suffered through multiple years of accelerating inflation, it is reasonable to posit that they might take a break ...

US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop for extras, ...

NRF forecast on October 15 that retail sales during the November-December holiday season would increase between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023 to a ...

Holiday sales are expected to increase 3% to 4% from last year's holiday season, the forecast stated. That growth rate is slower than it has ...

The slowdown in spending comes as Americans start making plans and purchases for the holiday season, which has stretched out to longer periods ...

In mid October, the NRF forecast for retail sales during the November-December holiday season predicted an increase between 2.5% and 3.5% over ...

... lower than the 3.7% growth Mastercard forecast in ... year's 7.6% rise as higher interest rates and inflation pressured consumer spending.

... and worries over the economy prompt consumers to spend judiciously ... Sales across physical stores and online channels are expected to rise ...