1:59 Make Canadian economy top priority, western businesses tell PM Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent to $69.8 billion in March, helped by an increase in new car sales. The agency ...

Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 1.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in June, helped by increased spending at food and beverage retailers. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate for July ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job ...

According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales increased 4% in 2024 to a record $994 billion during November and December alone. That make-or-break moment for the retail industry proves ...

Retail sales rose 0.3 per cent to $70.1 billion in April, helped by gains in sales at new and used car dealers, according to Statistics Canada. For April, six of nine sub-sectors were up, as sales at ...

US retail sales showed surprising strength during the back-to-school season – a sign that Trump’s tariffs haven’t yet cowed shoppers as the Federal Reserve weighs a decision on cutting rates.

Retail sales rose 1.4% in March, matching forecasts and serving as the best reading in over two years in the latest sign of the US economy's resilience before this month's sweeping reciprocal tariff ...

Retail sales were up by 2.5 per cent to $69.6 billion in December, Statistics Canada said Friday, led by increases at food and beverage retailers as the Ottawa’s GST/HST holiday took effect. All nine ...

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