The Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates indicates that import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports will be 22% lower during the first half of 2023 than during the same period in 2022 despite...
In its 2022 Annual Summary, Ikea highlighted the company’s initiatives to address customers in new ways while taking care of people and the planet, even as it reported a small sales gain. Covering the fiscal year from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022, the...
At Home opened five new stores in June, bringing the chain’s store count to 252 across 40 of states. The new Amherst, NY, store marked the company’s 250th retail location and its first in the Buffalo market, the company noted. In addition to the Amherst, NY,...
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should return to normal growth rates in 2022, but volumes will remain high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Besides the prospect of...
Leaders from several major retailers met with President Joseph Biden as part of a roundtable where they discussed steps taken to overcome supply chain bottlenecks and to meet consumer demand during the holiday season. Retail executives attending were Doug McMillon,...
