A salesperson helps a customer shopping for boots March 18, 2021, at the L.L. Bean flagship retail store in Freeport, Maine. Americans went on a spending spree last month as retail sales surged a seasonally adjusted 9.8%, the Commerce Department said April 15. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
$1,400 stimulus checks send Americans shopping: March retail sales soar 9.8%
