Retail

Competitors like H-E-B and Kroger emphasize Texas pride and shopping local as supermarkets vie for shoppers in fast-growing metros.

Over the last five years, millions of people moved to Sun Belt states, chasing jobs and affordability. Now, southern cities are seeing a flurry of supermarket construction.

Quarterly reports from Best Buy, Target, Costco, Kroger, and others will provide a glimpse into consumer spending.

“[Consumers are] feeling full, they’re feeling poor, they’ve really just been depleted,” said one retail expert.

Gaming’s not just for kids anymore. The majority of Baby Boomers play video games every week, too, and Candy Crushing grandparents also contribute to the $60 billion-plus industry.

Most of Depop's customers are Gen Z, offering eBay a chance to expand into a younger demographic.

Many consumers now are wondering whether they’ll get any money back or will refunds — if there are any — just go to businesses?

Wholesale inventories ticked up just 0.2% in December compared to the month before. It’s a sign inventories have stabilized since widespread tariffs were enacted last year.

Consumers are counting every dollar, but research shows they're also worse at remembering what any given item costs.

Business-savvy restaurant chains are capitalizing on it.