Hardlines and softlines, also known as hard goods and soft goods, are two major categories of retail inventory. The term "soft goods" primarily refers to items that are literally soft, such as ...

The retail inventory method calculates the ending inventory value by totaling the value of goods that are available for sale, which includes beginning inventory and any new purchases of inventory.

Retail sales indicated spending on goods, while far from collapsing, is moderating. And applications for unemployment insurance dropped for the fifth straight week, suggesting demand for workers ...