Over the past few weeks, retailers nationwide have been on the edges of their seats. With the government shutdown, the abbreviated holiday shopping period and general economic uncertainty, the balance sheets for November were literally hanging in the balance. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent advanced retail sales report, however, retailers beat the odds, racking up $432.3 billion in sales in November. That amount represents a 0.7 percent increase from October and, excluding receipts at gas stations, the biggest... Subscribe to this list via RSS Blog posts tagged in U.S. Census Bureau advanced retail sales report
Over the past few weeks, retailers nationwide have been on the edges of their seats. With the government shutdown, the abbreviated holiday shopping period and general economic uncertainty, the balance sheets for November were literally hanging in the balance. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent advanced retail sales report, however, retailers beat the odds, racking up $432.3 billion in sales in November. That amount represents a 0.7 percent increase from October and, excluding receipts at gas stations, the biggest...