Supply chain bottlenecks that threatened to constrain the holiday selling season appear to be easing, executives from Samsung and Walmart said.

Shoppers flocked to brick-and-mortar stores on Black Friday, seemingly making up for lost time during last year’s COVID concerns.

Nearly 2 million more consumers are expected shop over Thanksgiving Weekend than last year, a new consumer survey shows.

What’s happening in our country? Gasoline is $4 a gallon, used car prices are up 26 percent, food costs keep increasing, and homes are out of reach for the average buyer.

Spooked by warnings of empty shelves and the prospect of higher prices, consumers began their holiday shopping in earnest in October.

The world’s largest retail trade association is pushing back against the Biden administration’s new rules regarding mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccinations.

The U.S. Commerce Department announced last week that America’s gross domestic product missed expectations in the third quarter of 2021 and dropped to its slowest growth since March 2020. It was a disappointing performance but doesn’t necessarily signal a weak fourth quarter.

In keeping with the spirit of Halloween this Sunday, we thought we’d treat you to some ghostly tricks that were reportedly experienced in retail stores. So get out the candy corn and pull up the covers as we conjure up a few storefront specters, courtesy of Retail Dive.

Santa may have delivered an early Christmas present to dealers.

In a desperate attempt to keep their shelves stocked, some of the nation’s largest box stores have resorted to chartering their own container ships to assure sufficient supplies of Asian-made goods this holiday season.

Despite a drop in consumer confidence due to the recent rise in COVID-19 infections, shoppers continue to spend as we head into the all-important holiday selling season.

Why is business so good, given the myriad of problems in the economy?

Despite a promise of moving to 24/7 operations, as do most major ports in Europe and Asia, the busiest port complex in the U.S. — the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — continue to operate at 60 percent to 70 percent capacity, with more than sixty container ships waiting their turn to unload.

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for retailers, according to the head of the largest big-box chain in the world.

Best Buy is careening into a whole new product category with the addition of electric bicycles, scooters, mopeds, hoverboards, go-karts and related accessories.

The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence in August fell by more than 11 points from July.