September retail sales results hold positive prospects for the holiday season, according to Deborah Weinswig, CEO and founder of Coresight Research and Alex Fitzgerald, a principal in the consumer practice at Kearney, a global management consulting firm.
With consumers continuing to favor the company in a market influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Costco posted a 16.9% net sales increase for the five-week fiscal month of September ended October 5 to $16.84 billion.
For the five weeks ended October 6, Costco posted a comparable sales gain of 5.6% from the period a year earlier with the effects of changes in fuel and foreign exchange prices excluded.
Consumer sentiment remained unchanged in early November from early October, according to Prosper Insights & Analytics, with 42.7% of consumers saying they were confident or very confident in the prospects for the economy.
For the five-week fiscal month of September, Fred’s posted a comparable store sales decline of 4.9% versus the month last year. Total sales for September slipped 5.5% to $199.9 million from the previous month last year.
The Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index improved in September after gaining in August, and now rates the strongest since the recession.
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