 But this also means those who want to push Biden off the ticket likely have even less time to make it happen. Tamara Keith, NPR News. More records on Wall Street, NPR's Scott Horsley reports. Retail sales weren't exactly going gangbusters last month, but they didn't fall as forecasters had expected. That's a sign consumers are still willing to spend. Sales at restaurants, home and garden centers, furniture stores and Internet retailers were all up in June while spending at auto dealers fell.