retail

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Some retail chains have been upbeat about the spring shopping season or have downplayed the threat of higher gas prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The average retail price of a gallon of gas rose to $4.119 on Monday, up from $3.990 a week ago, according to the American Automobile Association.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The retail, agriculture and public-administration categories noted declines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Last April, retail investors in the U.S. stepped in to aggressively buy the post-“liberation day” dip in stocks while Wall Street professionals generally remained on the sidelines.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Once, she told me that she wanted to participate in a sit-in at the lunch counter of the Woolworth’s, a retail department store chain, on Main Street in Hampton.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson