by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2024 | Retail Articles
The International Longshoremen’s Union and the United States Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement that has suspended the strike at East and Gulf Coast Ports and should ensure continued movement of cargo through the holidays and potentially...
by Mike Duff | Feb 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
The labor market and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates could have a major effect on the 2024 economic prospects for the United States, according to National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. As part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 3, 2021 | Retail Articles
Amid a COVID-19 Delta variant spike and disruptions due to weather, the August jobs report, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, came in under expectations, but retailers are jumping into the employment pool, recently announcing a number of...