US Retail Sales Jump in July; Non-Store Purchases Soar

English #RetailSales #RetailGrowth #Ecommerce 📈 Spanish #VentasMinoristas #AumentoDeVentas #ComercioElectrónico 📈 U.S. retail sales experienced strong growth in July, with non-store retailers (e-commerce) leading the way. Data from the Census Bureau showed that total retail sales rose 1.2% during the month, significantly above the 0.6% forecasted by analysts. Non-store retailers saw the largest increase of 7.2%, which was due in part to the increase in online shopping. Other categories also saw increases such as food services and non-store retailers, clothing and accessories stores, and furniture and home furnishing stores.