Sales numbers are improving and consumer confidence seems to be returning little by little. ...more

January 1, 2010

Business owners think they are seeing a slow comeback. ...more

December 31, 2009

It's a day for bargain hunters and gift returners. In fact, it might be the biggest day of the year for those two groups of shoppers. ...more

December 27, 2009

For the past two years, the real estate market slumped. Foreclosures increased, banks halted lending and, on a massive scale, people started losing their jobs. ...more

December 26, 2009

October was by far the best month U.S. retailers have had since consumers put the brakes on spending a year ago. Major categories had robust sales growth for the first time in more than a year, new figures show. ...more

November 5, 2009

The Chevrolet dealership that replaced Bill Heard at Interstate 4 and Park Road came out of the starting gate with a bang, leading all but two locations in the number of Chevy sales during the first week of January. ...more

January 21, 2009

If retail is Goliath, then the holiday shopping season was the rock from the sling-shot that brought it to its knees. ...more

January 11, 2009

Pending U.S. home sales fell to the lowest level on record in November, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. The index tracks signed contracts to purchase existing homes. Typically, there is a one- to two-month lag between a contract and a done deal. So November's decline foreshadows bleak results for December's existing-home sales numbers, set to be released Jan. 26. ...more

January 7, 2009

Friday was not the start of the holiday shopping season. ...more

November 29, 2008

With gas prices still near record highs, the economy in a slump and continued trouble in the credit markets, just about everybody expects August vehicle sales to be down significantly from a year ago. ...more

August 30, 2008