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Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Top $1 Trillion Amid Inflation

Inflation is driving growth in holiday retail sales, which are projected to exceed $1 trillion for the first time this season.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 38d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 30 Sept 2026. CNBC published first, on 30 September at 11:30 UTC; Quartz followed 1h 01m later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 30 September at 12:30 UTC.

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  1. Holiday retail sales are expected to top $1 trillion as inflation boosts growth CNBC ·
  2. Holiday retail sales are set to top $1 trillion for the first time, powered by inflation Quartz
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