Retail
November 2, 2023
The National Retail Federation is quite bullish on U.S. consumer spend this holiday season, regardless of geopolitical events or overall economic trends. Image: National Retail Federation
By Staff reports
While not entirely a bellwether of exclusive luxury spending by the U.S. shopper, a new survey claims that this coming holiday season will reach record spending levels in the United States – itself an indication of consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy.
{"ct":"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","iv":"d54b235938b445ec374ad0373d36ad68","s":"c620a78e146bd5cb"}
Share your thoughts. Click here