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U.S. RETAIL SALES declined 1.2 percent from the prior month in December, according to Commerce Department figures released Thursday after a four-week delay due to the shutdown. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

U.S. retail sales fall most in 9 years amid stock plunge

Economic Activity 02/14/2019

NEW YORK - United States retail sales unexpectedly fell in December, posting the worst drop in nine years in a sign of slower economic...

Summer Infant rebrands as SUMR Brands, shifts strategy

Economic Activity 02/12/2019

WOONSOCKET – Summer Infant (USA) Inc. is now doing business as SUMR Brands, the company announced earlier this month. The change in branding for the...

Lululemon to open store in Wayland Square in Providence

Real Estate 02/07/2019

PROVIDENCE – Lululemon Athletica Inc., a retailer of athletic wear best known for women’s yoga pants, will open a third store in Rhode Island...

THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION expects U.S. retail sales growth to slow in 2019. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL NAGLE

U.S. retail sales seen slowing this year as economy cools off

Economic Activity 02/05/2019

NEW YORK - Retail sales growth in the United States is expected to slow down in 2019 amid cooling economic conditions, according to the National...

GoPuff begins on-demand, convenience deliveries in Providence

Technology 01/23/2019

PROVIDENCE – Pennsylvania-based goPuff, an online convenience-retail company, has started delivery service in Providence, from noon to 4:30 a.m., seven days a week. The company...

GASOLINE PRICES CONTINUED THEIR DROP, according to AAA Northeast, as traditional seasonal lowered demand combine with increasing stocks of fuel. / COURTESY AAA NORTHEAST

Gas prices still dropping in the region

Economic Activity 01/21/2019

PROVIDENCE - Seasonally low demand and increasing stocks of gasoline continue to drive the price of self-serve, unleaded regular fuel down, according to AAA...

IN THE FINAL TWO months of 2018, Tiffany & Co. reported a year-over-year 1 percent decline in worldwide sales to $1.04 billion. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

Tiffany holiday sales fall short as tourists scale back spending

Economic Activity 01/18/2019

NEW YORK - Tiffany & Co.’s holiday performance came short of the luxury jeweler’s own expectations. The results are another sign that the Christmas season...