From 1 October, 2023, through 30 September this year, U.S. companies imported roughly 155 million tons of goods shown as "Christmas" items on paperwork required to be filed on imports, Bloomberg reported.
Tag: holiday shopping
SPOTLIGHT: RETAIL ON THE ROPES
Since China launched the COVID War in January 2020 on its Lunar New Year, “The Year of the Rat,” The Trends Journal had long forecast that the world’s governments propping up economies with countless trillions of dollars backed by noting and printed on nothing…
NUMBERS GAME: U.S. HOLIDAY SALES BEAT FORECASTS
U.S. consumers spent 0.6 percent more in December than in November, a month in which shoppers raised their spending 0.3 percent from October.
HOLIDAY HIRING REMAINS WEAK, SIGNALING GLUM SEASON FOR RETAILERS
Dick’s Sporting Goods and Macy’s are two of many major retailers hiring fewer seasonal workers this year, indicating a gloomy outlook for what traditionally is retailers’ make-or-break selling period.