US Holiday Retail Outlook Dims Ahead of the 2025 Season

October 31, 2025

Consumer spending forecasts for the 2025 holiday season have cooled noticeably since Tea Biz last reported on retail trends in late summer.Head the Headlines | Seven Minute Tea News Recap Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Grow Just 2.5%–3%, By Dan Bolton Consumer spending forecasts for the 2025 holiday season have cooled noticeably since Tea Biz l

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Dan Bolton

Dan is publisher, podcast host, and blogger. He is a frequent speaker at industry seminars and conferences (virtual and in-person). Dan was the first editor and publisher at World Tea News, worked as editor and publisher of Tea Magazine and managing editor of STiR coffee and tea. His work appears online and in many magazines. In 2016 he organized the collaborative group of tea journalists and experts who founded Tea Journey magazine and in 2021 he launched the Tea Biz podcast. He began his publications career in 1974 as a newspaper reporter.