that national retail sales fell 0.6% last month compared to the previous month. It’s a sign that inflation could be impacting more families.
The Alabama Retail Association said the slowdown was expected and despite these numbers, Alabamians will likely spend more this holiday season than last year. “Most of the retailers I’ve talked to expect to end the year really good,” said Nancy Dennis with the Alabama Retail Association. “It just really depends on what they’re doing.”the AP reports“That may be dwindling too, so that they’re having to depend a little bit more on credit card,” Dennis said.
While many shoppers are looking to save, Tanveer stressed the importance of shopping local around the holidays. “The city of Montgomery needs our local businesses so that we can pay our sales taxes,” Tanveer said.and get the latest local news and breaking alerts in your email!