Retailers are racing to get merchandise onto store shelves in time for the busy holiday shopping season. But with ports and warehouses overflowing, many orders are tied up in traffic.

Toy-makers are warning of emptier shelves and pricier toys this holiday season. Their supplies are ensnarled in floating traffic jams of container ships wallowing near key U.S. ports.

All year, cleaning products have been flying off the shelves — now, they're flying straight into Christmas stockings and wrapping paper.

Retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared with a month earlier as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and especially restaurants.

The Labor Department likely will report Friday a sharp slowdown in job growth in November as a surge in coronavirus cases weighs on many businesses.

Despite the pandemic recession, holiday sales are expected to set a new record, topping $755 billion.

Shoppers encountered temperature checks and mall Santas behind plexiglas shields. But online sales may have stolen the show.