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Tiffany & Co. reported earnings that easily topped analysts’ expectations but its sales fell short amid protests in Hong Kong and a decline in tourist spending in the U.S.

Tiffany has posted a relatively weak set of second-quarter results, although these come off the back of very strong prior-year numbers and have been affected by currency conversion.

Consumer confidence about the future retreated slightly in August even as it increased regarding current-day situations.

If heavy shopping at D-I-Y stores is still an indicator of a strong economy, prognosticators of a downturn may want to re-adjust their predictions.

Department stores woes continued as Dillard’s posted a much wider second-quarter loss than expected.

Consumer sentiment declined in early August to its lowest level since the start of the year.

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), chatbots and augmented reality (AR) are coming to mobile devices, whether retailers are prepared or not.

Consumer spending remained robust in July as sales beat expectations.