I don’t like buying from Target, Walmart, and Amazon, and a lot of people are deciding they don’t need all of the junk in their life.
Reuters is desperate.
No lower gas prices and auto sales were a large part of this drop. Add to that the impact of the UAW/GM strike and you see why sales are down slightly.
Without shopping in stores, there will be people who at some point find other things to do online instead of shopping. I’m at that point.