U.S. Consumers Downshift: Dollar Stores Boom While Big Retailers Falter, With Black Friday Showing Weakness
Source Tradingkey
The creeping impact of tariff policies on households now highlights a stark "K-shaped divergence" in retail performance. Dollar stores are gaining traction, challenging traditional large-scale retailers' growth, and even record online Black Friday sales hint at a trend of consumer down-trading.
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