03:29 PM EDT, 10/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 1.3% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.6%.

In sector news, Redbook US same-store sales rose by 5.9% from a year earlier in the week ended Oct. 11 after a 5.8% year-over-year increase in the previous week. Redbook noted that retail stores announced promotional discounts to compete with Columbus Day sales and Amazon's (AMZN) Prime Big Deal Days promotions.

In corporate news, Netflix ( NFLX ) and Spotify ( SPOT ) entered a partnership to bring video podcasts from Spotify Studios to the streaming service in early 2026, Spotify ( SPOT ) said Tuesday. Netflix ( NFLX ) shares eased 0.3%, while Spotify ( SPOT ) shares were down 1.1%.