Retail Sales

By LM Staff · March 17, 2020
Total retail sales—at $528.1 billion—were down 0.5% compared to January’s $530.9 billion, which was revised, and were up 4.3% compared to February 2019. Commerce said that total retail sales, from December 2019 through February 2020, rose 4.9% compared to the same period a year ago.

By MMH Staff · February 14, 2020
Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $529.8 billion—were 0.2% ahead of December’s revised $528.4 billion and were up 0.3% annually. NRF reported that January retail sales rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis over December and were up 2.7% unadjusted on an annual basis.

By LM Staff · December 16, 2019
Commerce reported that November retail sales, at $528 billion, rose 0.2% over October and were up 3.3% compared to November 2018. NRF reported that retail sales were up 0.1% from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 2.1% on an unadjusted basis.

By LM Staff · November 15, 2019
Commerce reported that October retail sales, at $526.5 billion, were up 0.3% compared to September and up 3.1% annually, and NRF reported that October retail sales were up 0.2% from September to October on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 4.2% on an unadjusted basis.

By Jeff Berman · November 5, 2019
In its “DHL 2019 Holiday Shipping Survey,” DHL collected data based on a survey sent to more than 4,000 customers as well as other U.S. e-commerce businesses. And, not surprisingly, the results and main takeaways provided more than a bit of food for thought to say the least.

By MMH Staff · October 16, 2019
商务部公布,9月零售销售,$525.6 billion, were off 0.3% compared to August will rising 4.1% compared to September 2018. NRF reported that September retail sales were off 0.1%, from August to September, on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 4.5% on an unadjusted basis annually.

By LM Staff · October 16, 2019
商务部公布,9月零售销售,$525.6 billion, were off 0.3% compared to August will rising 4.1% compared to September 2018. NRF reported that September retail sales were off 0.1%, from August to September, on a seasonally adjusted basis and up 4.5% on an unadjusted basis annually. NRF’s numbers do not include automobile dealers, gas stations, and restaurants.

By LM Staff · October 4, 2019
NRF said it expects holiday retail sales to rise between 3.8%-to-4.2% to between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion. Salesforce said it expects U.S. digital commerce revenue growth to rise 13% annually this year, with total sales pegged to hit $136 billion in the U.S. and $768 billion globally.

By LM Staff · July 16, 2019
Commerce reported that June retail sales, at $519.9 billion, were up 0.4% compared to May and up 3.4% compared to June 2018, and the National Retail Federation reported that June retail sales were up 0.6% in June on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to May, and up 2.3% annually on an unadjusted basis.

By LM Staff · April 1, 2019
Commerce reported that January retail sales, at $506 billion, slipped 0.2% compared to January and rose 2.2% annually.

By LM Staff · December 14, 2018
Commerce reported that November retail sales, at $513.5 billion, were up 0.2% over October’s revised $512.4 billion and up 4.2% annually, and NRF reported that November retail sales increased 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from November and were up 5% on an unadjusted basis annually.

By Patrick Burnson · November 26, 2018
Retail supply chain managers are bracing for a heightened frenzy of seasonal shopping this holiday season. According to IHS Markit Associate Director James Bohnaker’s updated Holiday Sales Outlook, “a roaring job market is the gift that keeps on giving."

By LM Staff · November 15, 2018
Commerce reported that October retail sales, at $511.5 billion, were up 0.8% compared to September, with a 4.6% increase compared to October 2017. Retail trade sales were up 0.9% compared to September and up 4.3% annually, and non-store retailers, which include e-commerce sales, rose 12.1%. NRF reported that October retail sales increased 0.4% compared to September, with a 5.6% annual increase on an unadjusted basis.

By LM Staff · October 15, 2018
United States retail sales for the month of September posted slight sequential gains, the annual gains coming in higher, according to data issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

By Jeff Berman · October 8, 2018
While Newsroom Notes was out of the office last week at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals EDGE Conference in Nashville, there were myriad data freight transportation and logistics-related data points issued while I was out.