Retailers struggled during boom times. What happens if there’s a recession?

Home-improvement retailers have proved to be a bright spot during an otherwise underwhelming stretch for retail stocks, but a popular predictor of remodeling spending suggests tougher times ahead......»»

Home-improvement retailers have proved to be a bright spot during an otherwise underwhelming stretch for retail stocks, but a popular predictor of remodeling spending suggests tougher times ahead......»»

Home-improvement retailers have proved to be a bright spot during an otherwise underwhelming stretch for retail stocks, but a popular predictor of remodeling spending suggests tougher times ahead......»»

Many small retailers are upbeat about the fourth quarter as customers are more confident and spending freely, especially on non-essentials stores struggled to sell during the recession and its aftermath. .....»»

The company has struggled to keep up with seismic shifts in the bridal industry: a boom of online bridal retailers, and a trend toward couples marrying later and consumers spending less on weddings......»»

These should be boom times for Detroit. Unempl.....»»

U.S. stocks drifted higher as investors assessed disappointing housing data and earnings reports from several retailers......»»

Stimulus and essential workers helped the world avoid a recession that would've been "at least three times worse," the IMF's managing director said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a press conference in Washington D.C.....»»

Some of the biggest business success stories in recent decades actually came from a good idea hatched during a recession. Here are 4 tips on how to do it......»»

The money earned by Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk this year could end hunger in America eight times over, according to one estimate......»»

Retailers and shipping companies have struggled to get holiday gifts delivered on time. Now, they’re gearing up for returns. Fed.....»»

Retailers and shipping companies have struggled to get holiday gifts delivered on time. Now, they’re gearing up for returns. Fed.....»»

In another sign of the whose stores are shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak, Gap Inc. for its store near Times Square, according to a lawsuit. The landlord of the Gap store at 1212 Avenue of... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The massive losses suffered by retailers, restaurants, hotels, airlines and o.....»»

They were once the giants of American retail, strong enough to survive wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession and the rise of online shopping. But Sears, JCPenney, J.Crew and others may not be able to survive the coronavirus crisis......»»

Even in the toughest times, some companies still manage to generate dividend growth and prove that they have safe dividends. These 15 companies have announced dividend hikes in April......»»

Prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus, consumers were already gravitating to online shopping, leaving many brick-and-mortar retailers at risk. read more.....»»

Reuters/Benoit Tessier Albert Edwards, the notoriously bearish Societe Genera.....»»

Hotels this year nationwide are expected to weather RevPAR declines almost three times worse than in the Great Recession......»»

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