New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in two and a half years in July amid sluggish demand and high dealer inventory, reflecting a broader slowdown in consumer spending across sectors after a two-year post-pandemic boom. While industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will issue official sales data only later … Read more
Passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in two and a half years in July amid sluggish demand and high dealer inventory, reflecting a broader slowdown in consumer spending across sectors after a two-year post-pandemic boom. While industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will issue official sales only later this month, industry … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, his plans for 60% tariffs on Chinese goods could be a “major downside growth risk” to China, according to Goldman Sachs. Chances of … Read more
Automobile retail sales increased 9 per cent year-on-year in June quarter FY25 with all segments, barring tractors, reporting growth, dealers’ body FADA said on Monday. Overall retail sales rose to 61,91,225 units in the April-June period from 56,59,060 units in the same quarter of FY24. Passenger vehicle retails increased 2.53 per cent to 9,20,047 units … Read more
New Delhi: Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as heatwave conditions in several parts of the country forced potential buyers to defer their purchases. Data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, a 0.73% … Read more
Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as extreme heatwave in several parts of the country impacted retail sales. According to data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA), as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, which is a marginal increase of 0.73% … Read more
A worker assists with checkout at a Costco store in Teterboro, New Jersey, on Feb. 28, 2024. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retail spending was weaker than expected in May as consumers continued to wrestle with stubbornly higher levels of inflation. Sales rose just 0.1% on the month, one-tenth of a percentage point … Read more
Since going public in 2012, discount retailer Five Below has grown its nationwide store count from less than 250 locations to more than 1,600. “It’s been one of the success stories of U.S. retail over the past five or so years,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail. Five Below’s net sales surpassed $3.5 … Read more
Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – went up by a modest three percent to 2.09 million units last month with consumers delaying purchases due to election-related uncertainties and extreme heat. Passenger vehicle registrations dipped marginally during the month under review by 0.96% to 303,358 units. As per data collated by industry body … Read more
Higher-income consumers may be creating a frothy situation at Walmart. Even though affluent shoppers helped drive the retailer’s latest beat on quarterly results, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon warns they’ll be hard to keep. “The Walmart experience is better than it used to be, but it’s still not a premium experience. Walmart is built … Read more
