Weather Affecting Retail Sales

October 11, 2005

Rain on the East Coast and the first major snow fall out West are demonstrating the impact of weather on when and where consumers shop, and what they buy.

Recent News

Waffle House Workers Strike for Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

Waffle House workers in Conyers, Georgia, are now on their third day of striking over what they call the company’s unfair policies. Led by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), Waffle House employees are demanding an end to the mandatory “meal credit” deductions from their paychecks, along with better wages and improved working conditions.