01:42 PM EST, 11/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were rising Tuesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increasing 1.1% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) climbing 2%.

In sector news, retail sales rose less than expected in September as spending on motor vehicles turned negative, delayed data from the US Census Bureau showed Tuesday. Sales increased 0.2% sequentially in September, compared with the Bloomberg-compiled consensus for 0.4% growth. The pace of increase in August was left unrevised at 0.6%.

Redbook US same-store sales rose by 5.9% from a year earlier in the week ended Nov. 22 after a 6.1% year-over-year increase in the previous week.

In corporate news, Kohl's (KSS) improved its full-year outlook on Tuesday and sounded optimistic heading into the crucial holiday shopping season despite economic pressures that it said are weighing on consumers' purchasing power. Its shares surged 36%.

Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) shares jumped 34% after it reported fiscal Q3 earnings and sales that topped Wall Street estimates.

Central Garden & Pet Company ( CENT ) shares climbed 9% after the company posted better-than-expected fiscal Q4 results.