Now that inflation has landed on the doorsteps of our BrandSource dealers, it joins shortages, back orders and disruptions as part of the new normal in home goods.

Spurred by consumers’ rapidly changing shopping habits, Best Buy is looking to overhaul its operating model by dramatically rejiggering its labor force and stores.

The U.S. Labor Department released its May jobs report last week and it left many economists a little confused.

Should we be excited about 559,000 additional jobs last month, which is one of the highest monthly employment gains in U.S. history?

Economists may dismiss recent price increases as temporary aftereffects of the pandemic, but Costco, the nation’s No. 1 wholesale club, is starting to sound the inflationary alarm.

Good news for retailers this Memorial Day weekend: Amid record-low avoidance of public places in the wake of the pandemic, consumers plan to spend their holiday weekend … spending.

This week’s cyberattack on the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. has shown that ransomware can pose a critical risk to national infrastructure.

April’s jobs report, out last week, was a huge disappointment, especially if you use economists’ expectations for your baseline.

The world’s largest retail trade association is warning merchants to buckle their seatbelts and hold on tight ahead of the next round of national holidays.

Whether you lean toward Keynesian or Dickensian economic theory, you can’t help noticing that prices have been going up for the last eight to 12 months.

With COVID-19 impacting the cost of raw materials, manufacturers have no choice but to raise wholesale prices. Price increases are happening in every industry, so why should appliances, furniture or electronics be any different?

Spurred by a new wave of stimulus checks and emboldened by their COVID vaccines, consumers spent in a big way last month, driving retail sales to their highest levels since last May.