Saturday, November 16, 2024

Retail sales fall 0.5% in February, biggest drop since 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales fell 0.5% in February, the largest drop in more than a year, indicating that the consumer sector was slowing even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United States. Economists said they were looking for even weaker numbers in coming months.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

RadioShack files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK — A diminished RadioShack will live on, but its future may lie with Sprint.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Thanksgiving trumps Black Friday for deals

NEW YORK — Thanksgiving could be the best day to shop all year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Long hours of shopping get longer

The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO