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China’s economy may be slowing, but it is on track to overtake the United States and become the world’s top retail market this year.

Return customers are the lifeblood of retail, as demonstrated by a new survey from Ordergroove and Napco Research.

Increasing wages helped companies fill retail positions in December.

Retailers were busy adding jobs in 2018, but they also were cutting positions at the same time.

The buoyant sales that characterize the 2018 holiday shopping season will continue into the New Year, but at a slightly lower pace.

Despite record holiday sales, U.S. consumers are starting to feel less confident about the economy amid trade concerns, market volatility and worries about slowing global economic growth.

It was a happy holiday for the nation’s retailers — at least according to early data.

Saturday, Dec. 22, is shaping up as one of the busiest shopping days of the year.