by Mike Duff | Nov 8, 2023 | Retail Articles
Although macroeconomic factors have weighed on holiday sales prospects, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz, as part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review for November, stated that consumer spending momentum looks to chug along in the last two months...
by Mike Duff | Oct 30, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Primerica Household Budget Index reading for September 2023 indicated that the average purchasing power for middle-income households was 99.3%, up from 97.4% in August. In September 2022, the index was 89.3%. The latest version of the monthly index demonstrates...
by Mike Duff | Oct 18, 2023 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation said today that retail sales continued to push forward in September even as consumers faced continuing economic pressures. According to the United States Census Bureau, overall retail sales in September gained 0.7% from August and 3.8%...
by Mike Duff | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has hit its expected peak for the year and looks to gradually slow heading into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
by Mike Duff | Oct 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
The economy in the United States has continued growing despite labor disputes across the country, uncertainty about funding government operations created by Congress and the ongoing challenges of inflation and high interest rates, National Retail Federation Chief...
