By noon Friday, the average online shopping cart in Canada totalled $220: Shopify
It's the biggest day of the year for retail foot traffic in the U.S.: retail tech company
The agency says the boost was driven by food, beverage sales
The report arrives ahead of the holiday shopping season, a critically important time for retailers
Federal Reserve research suggests consumer spending is the primary driver of the U.S. economy
Online retailers, sporting goods stores, and home and garden stores all reported higher sales
Vacancies and wages were flat, signalling a softening
Consumers continued to struggle under the weight of elevated interest rates
America’s consumers, the primary driver of economic growth, are still willing to spend, data show
Effects likely to be focused on weaker, low-rated issuers