Retail

People who sew are reluctant to shop online, but trust in the businesses behind the screen can go a long way.

Consumers lost more than $1 billion to fraud on social media in the first six months of this year, almost 10 times what it was five years ago.

In-person shopping for plus-size clothes can be frustrating. The Seattle Fat Mall aims to re-write that experience by centering and celebrating customers with larger bodies.

The spending imbalance is at the highest levels it has been since Moody’s Analytics started collecting this data.

The shopper-brand relationship has always relied on loyalty. But gone are the days of free upgrades or special discounts — now, longtime consumers often get higher prices.

Tariffs are making it hard for companies to lower prices, but strong consumer spending isn’t helping.

Retail sales data show non-store spending (think: e-commerce) grew about 2% in August, and was up more than 10% year-over-year.

The last six months of shifting import policy have created a lot of uncertainty, which will continue as the Supreme Court weighs in on the tariffs’ legality.

The Census Bureau reports retail sales numbers on Tuesday.

Bloomberg’s Madison Darbyshire looked into why the scents of our everyday products are getting stronger.