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Macy's Herald Square Flagship New York City (PROVIDED BY MACY'S)
Jan 14, 2026

Macy’s closing more stores, including 1 in MD

One Macy’s store in Maryland will close as part of an ongoing turnaround effort by the department store chain.

Workers move products during Cyber Monday at Amazon's fulfilment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Dec. 1, 2025. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Dec 2, 2025

Online sales surge to $44.2B from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, report finds

U.S. shoppers spent $14.25 billion on Cyber Monday, pushing total online sales over the Thanksgiving weekend to $44.2 billion, a report found.

Robotic Hand Holding Miniature Shopping Cart Filled With Many Cargo Boxes Against Blue Technology Background (Depositphotos)
Nov 28, 2025

As AI reshapes shopping, retailers try to change how they’re seen online

Big retailers traditionally spend millions on attracting eyeballs for the holiday season. Now, they're looking to get noticed by AI.

Fran Poirier, left, and her sister, Sue Bacarro, right, fill orders at their Etsy shop Digi Wildflowers in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Nov 26, 2025

Foreign sellers struggle to maintain US customers this holiday shopping season

Small businesses abroad face soaring costs, triggering new tariffs, higher shipping fees and declining American sales.

A general view of a sign highlighting discounted items as Black Friday sales begin at The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass in Simpsonville, Kentucky, on Nov. 26, 2021. (Reuters file/Jon Cherry)
Nov 26, 2025

Small retailers face holiday supply chaos due to Trump tariffs

Small U.S. retailers face supply delays and higher costs as shifting tariffs squeeze inventories ahead of the holiday season.

A shopper walks past an advertisement for Black Friday sales displayed in a store window at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia, November 27, 2024. (REUTERS file photo/Benoit Tessier)
Nov 26, 2025

Record Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices

NRF projects 186.9M Americans will shop this Black Friday, but rising prices and fewer deals may slow holiday sales growth.

Co-owners Dean Smith, left, and Joanne Farrugia pose for a photograph in JaZams, one of their toy stores in Princeton, New Jersey, on June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jul 22, 2025

Less selection, higher prices: How tariffs are shaping the holiday shopping season

Midway through summer, retailers are sweating the holiday season, with President Donald Trump's vacillating tariffs presenting complications.

Label Shopper, a national discount store chain, opened its latest location in Edgewood June 22, 2025. (Courtesy of Label Shopper)
Jun 24, 2025

Discount clothing store opens in Harford County 

Label Shopper, a discount clothing store, has opened its newest location in Edgewood’s EdgeWater Village Shopping Center.

An employee stocks shelves in the toy section of a Walmart in Secaucus, New Jersey, on Nov. 22, 2022. More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses haven't been able to resume the same hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with worker shortages. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Dec 28, 2022

Retail strong in holiday shopping season despite inflation

This holiday shopping season, retailers saw increased sales despite high inflation rates.

A shopper carries bags down Fifth Avenue on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File )
Dec 27, 2022

Holiday sales up 7.6% despite squeeze of inflation

Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices, according to one measure.

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Dec 22, 2022

Holiday procrastinators are back in force

Last minute holiday shoppers are back in force — and inflation is partly to blame.

Stephanie Sala, owner of Five Little Monkeys, puts a item back onto the shelf while interviewed at her store in Berkeley, California, on Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Dec 16, 2022

Inflation dampens otherwise bright small biz holiday season

Small retailers say this year is still far from “normal” because decades-high inflation is forcing them to raise prices and making shoppers rein in spending.