Retail Benchmark Series
Track the forces changing U.S. retail performance across demand, inventory, labor economics, channel mix, and category behavior. The Retail Benchmark Series connects these operating signals over time and links to deeper benchmark analysis as new editions are published.
Read sales growth against inventory growth and the amount of stock being carried against current demand.
Track employment and earnings together to see how workforce cost changes even when total headcount remains stable.
Follow how digital share changes inventory placement, fulfillment activity, and labor requirements across retail.
Separate headline retail growth from the very different demand patterns developing across individual categories.
See how the demand base compares with the inventory, labor, and fulfillment capacity required to support it.
Use recurring federal data to follow changes in sales, inventory, employment, earnings, and e-commerce over time.
