Retail

Alaskan households are coming together to throw neighborhood-wide yard and garage sales where residents can meet their neighbors and find some deals. With rising costs, some said the deals are more worthwhile than ever.

Allbirds is now an AI company. Everlane got bought out by fast-fashion house Shein. The optimism that defined retail in the 2010s has been sold away.

On today’s program: why advocacy groups are filing lawsuits against a cap on federal student loans and the rise and fall of sustainable fashion.

On today’s show: Amazon Prime Day, a new U.K. prime minister, and limits to Congressional homebuying restrictions for institutional investors.

Lack of leisure dollars and high fuel prices are causing shoppers of large recreational vehicles to hold back.

Overall retail sales in May were up 0.9%, much more than economists expected. And it’s not just because things were more expensive.

This morning, the quarterly results from some of the biggest names in food can offer insight into what’s happening with spending.

Smucker's Company announced net sales were up 4% over the past quarter. However, the company indicated that they expect a decrease in the year ahead due to “a dynamic and evolving external environment.”

Before the general public buys them, antlers typically move through three sets of hands. We visited each stop in the supply chain.

After years of decline, Macy’s sales have grown for a fourth straight quarter.