U.S. Retail Sales Were Flat in December
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:33.1 | Here's your midday brief for Tuesday, February 10th. I'm Anthony Bansy for the Wall Street Journal. |
| 0:38.8 | U.S. retail sales were flat in December, missing analysts' forecasts. The Commerce Department |
| 0:43.6 | says December sales were $735 billion. There were sales declines at car dealers, furniture, |
| 0:50.6 | and electronics stores, but gains in items like food and drinks and gasoline. |
| 0:55.3 | The softer than expected data is feeding into concerns about a fragile consumer economy. |
| 1:02.0 | Target is laying off about 500 employees as its new CEO looks to revamp the shopping experience. |
| 1:10.0 | The company wants to reverse sales declines. |
| 1:13.0 | Target is streamlining its field structure to free up cash for investments in frontline teams and guest experience training. |
| 1:20.7 | Target is also replacing its head of merchandising and named a new chief operating officer. |
| 1:27.1 | Coca-Cola reports fourth quarter revenue rose 2% to nearly $12 billion, driven by higher prices and a slight bump in sales volume. |
| 1:35.5 | However, the revenue figure missed Wall Street expectations. |
| 1:39.4 | Heads up, an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries that were |
| 1:44.3 | based on WSJ reporting and then reviewed and adapted by an editor. We'll have more coverage |
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