In this environment, it’s crucial for retailers, restaurants, and makers to adapt and implement strategies that enhance resilience and profitability,” Wil Franklin writes.

While shifts in consumer shopping behavior and lower demand can cause stores to close, corporations often choose to shutter ...

Oklahoma retailers are facing declining sales growth and rising operating costs, leading to price increases and hiring freezes. Consumer spending has decreased due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs ...

Retail inflation in India cooled for the sixth consecutive month in April 2025, coming in at 3.16%, the lowest it has been in 69 months. The fall in prices has been driven in large part by sharply ...

And we could see further demand weakness if we see inflation going up. So a surge of inventory into a weak demand environment is much worse for retailers and brands because that means a race to ...

ICRA expects CPI inflation to average 3.5% in FY2026, with Q2 and Q3 likely below MPC forecasts, potentially opening the door for 75 bps rate cuts this calendar year. MUMBAI: India’s retail ...

Amid the uncertainty about economic growth, job cuts and inflation, it will take time for shoppers to regain their confidence. Even if they do, there are some reasons why the pain for retailers ...

Inflation is climbing which is not good news for the Labor who was punting on a fall ahead of the Election, the news comes as retailers report a significant slump in audio appliance and CE sales.

While tariffs will likely impact the retail sector, cost-conscious outlets ... that each company valued higher than Walmart could be facing some unwelcome deceleration across their various ...

Even as those savings dwindled, wages outpaced inflation to the point where retail sales growth remained fairly healthy, Cullen said. But tariffs are now testing consumers and businesses alike.

India’s retail inflation dropped sharply to 3.61% in February 2025, falling below the 4% mark for the first time in six months, driven by lower vegetable prices. The RBI may have room for a ...