{
  "id": 7816205,
  "title": "Strong Retail Sales Hide Consumer Divide: Analyst Kodali",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/strong-retail-sales-hide-consumer-divide-analyst-kodali",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T15:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-16/strong-retail-sales-hide-consumer-divide-analyst-kodali-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Forrester analyst Sucharita Kodali says strong retail sales are hiding a major divide in the US consumer. Higher-income shoppers are still spending, while rising gas costs squeeze lower-income households. She explains why Walmart, Costco and Amazon could gain even more ground this holiday season as middle-tier retailers struggle. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}