Small Businesses and Retailers Still Focused on Recession

Economic sluggishness is impacting entrepreneurs: 27 percent (up from the spring) say they do not plan to grow in the next six months.

Strategic Sustainability Wins UK Grocer Indie Retail Award

It’s every store for itself in this economy, and sustainability is something earned through strategic thinking and innovative investments.

Report Says Discount Stores Will Get Business Boost as Consumers Stay Thrifty

As prices rise, savvy shoppers are taking the lessons they learned from tough times.

Dollar General Leads the Way as Dollar Stores Thrive in Current Economy

Report says consumers have been watching their money closely, and small retailers and dollar stores have benefited from their caution.

Retail Resolutions To Keep In Mind as the New Year Gets Underway

Buyers spent heavily over the recent holiday season, but that’s no reason to get complacent. Tough times aren’t over yet.

Study Says Consumers Seem to be Spending Their Way Out of Recession

Can the end really be in sight? Retailers hope so, as indicators are that Americans are spending as they haven’t in years.

Good News: Retail Sales Up Strongly

The Commerce Dept. reports strong sales of clothing, gasoline, fueling hopes that brighter days are ahead.

Luring Customers Back in the Wake of the Recession

IndependentRetailer.com recently had the opportunity to interview John Rudberg, National Sales Director for Diamond Storage Concept, a leader in the garage storage category most known for its HyLoft line of products.

Is Recession Ending?

It may seem as if professional economic forecasters are only about as accurate as the Magic 8 Ball you played with as a kid, but it’s hard to be pessimistic in the face of the latest economic indicators. From spending to housing starts to consumer confidence, there are reasons to think that the economy is [...]

UPS: Recession Over

According to UPS, the bellwether of shipping, the recession is over. According to UPS CEO, Scott Davis, “It looks like the recession is finally over, and believe it or not, that makes 21 recessions that UPS has successfully managed through.” “Economic forecasts indicate gradual improvement as 2010 unfolds,” says Kurt Kuehn, UPS’s chief financial officer. [...]

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