Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, disappointing hopes for a slowdown in price increases...

American clothing retailer Gap announced that it will close all of its 81 stores in the U.K. and Ireland by the end of 2021...

Target has reported surging sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter thanks to shoppers who bought more apparel as they emerge from the pandemic...

Walmart blew past Wall Street projections in the fiscal first quarter with U.S. stimulus payments to Americans helping to boost sales and the company raised its expectations for the year...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 576,000, a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession...

Americans spent less last month, partly due to bad weather in parts of the country that kept shoppers away from stores...

The rise in wholesale prices moderated a bit in February after a record increase in January with both months being hit with higher energy prices...

Oh, the books that sold last week by Dr. Seuss...

Saks Fifth Avenue is spinning off its website into a separate company, with the hopes of expanding that business at a time when more people are shopping online...

Virginia lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use...