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Consumers are cutting back spending at the fastest clip in 4 years
Finance

Consumers are cutting back spending at the fastest clip in 4 years

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
February 28, 2025
Gen Z consumer takes picture of Jellycat in store.
Success

Jellycat’s $250 million rise: How Gen Z’s mental health crisis and need for comfort sparked a plush toy frenzy

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February 16, 2025
Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For OMB Director Nominee Russell Vought
Personal Finance

The CFPB’s plan to save consumers $15 billion a year in overdraft fees is on hold after Trump’s pause

By Cora Lewis and The Associated Press
February 13, 2025
Meet the millionaires living the ‘underconsumption’ life: They drive secondhand cars, batch cook and never buy new clothes
Success

Meet the millionaires living the ‘underconsumption’ life: They drive secondhand cars, batch cook and never buy new clothes

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December 28, 2024
Reggie Rose Geschke, 2, plays with the Miraculous Paris Heroes Playset, from Playmates Toys, at the TTPM 2024 Holiday Showcase event, in New York, Sept. 17, 2024.
Finance

Largest U.S. retail association predicts slower holiday sales

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
October 15, 2024
Exclusive: Ghost, B2B retail inventory marketplace, raises a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton
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Exclusive: Ghost, B2B retail inventory marketplace, raises a $40 million Series C led by L Catterton

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October 15, 2024
Exclusive: Toy brand KiwiCo has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime revenue
Newsletters

Exclusive: Toy brand KiwiCo has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime revenue

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October 14, 2024
Federal Reserve Bank chair Jerome Powell is seen in front of the American flag, wearing a suit. His lips are tightly shut.
Finance

Fresh inflation data is here. And more jumbo Fed rate cuts seem unlikely

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
October 10, 2024
Kamala Harris smiling at a podium
Retail

Kamala Harris’ presidential prospects lift consumer sentiment

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
August 16, 2024
A woman pushing a shopping cart in a Walmart
Retail

Walmart’s shopper surge last quarter should boost retailer’s profits for the rest of the year

By Paolo Confino and Sasha Rogelberg
August 15, 2024
man shopping at market
Finance

Americans are more worried about paying bills on time but inflation views hit a record low

By Jonnelle Marte and Bloomberg
August 12, 2024
Andy Jassy in a suit and no tie speaks in front of a black background.
Retail

Shoppers hate retailers’ anti-theft measures—and Amazon is reaping the rewards

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August 2, 2024
Woman looking at product in store aisle
Retail

Retail sales flatlined in June as the unstoppable U.S. shopper took a pause

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
July 16, 2024
A woman takes a carton of eggs from a refrigerated shelf.
Finance

Officials say food prices are dropping but shoppers aren’t buying it

By Bloomberg and Jarrell Dillard
July 12, 2024
A woman pushes a shopping cart with a screen built into it.
Retail

Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, which offer real-time recommendations and ‘gamified’ shopping, are coming to more U.S. grocery stores

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July 8, 2024

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