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Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the...

Do you prioritize in-person retail shopping during the holiday season?

The holiday shopping season has gotten off to a strong start, with a record $10.8 billion in sales nationally on Black Friday alone. Brick-and-mortar stores...

By the numbers, real-life retail remains resilient

Old-fashioned shopping at brick-and-mortar stores is proving more than resilient again this holiday season despite the ever-present, always-open digital options and a less-than-stellar economy. The...

In-person shopping endures

A recent University of New Hampshire poll suggested many Rhode Islanders are approaching the holiday shopping season cautiously, with 47% of local respondents planning...
FEW RHODE ISLANDERS are planning to spend more on holiday shopping than they did last year, according to a poll released by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

UNH Poll: Few R.I. residents plan to spend more than last...

PROVIDENCE – Few Rhode Islanders are planning to spend more on holiday gifts in 2024 than they did last year, according to a poll...

Providence announces pair of free parking programs

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Tuesday announced a pair of free parking programs to help residents have easier access to City Hall...

’Tis the season

Does your company hold any special holiday parties or events between November and December? Yes: 100% No: 0% Do most of your employees take vacations during the...
THE OWNERS OF Providence Place mall say Black Friday was "very exciting" in an apparent reference to a protest outside the mall by pro-Palestinian demonstrators that day. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With extra weekend of shopping before Christmas, R.I. retailers are buoyant

A record-breaking start to the holiday shopping season has given retailers the green light to expect high consumer demand through the end of the...

Consumers more confident in November as holiday shopping season kicks into...

After declining for three straight months, American consumer confidence ticked up in November as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear.  The Conference...

Cyber Monday marks the year’s biggest online shopping day

Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.  Even though e-commerce...
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