by Mike Duff | Apr 3, 2025 | Featured News, Home + Housewares
The National Retail Federation is questioning the broad sweep of tariffs just announced by President Donald Trump and has released results of a survey of registered voters revealing their concerns about the tariffs. David French, National Retail Federation executive...
by Mike Duff | Apr 2, 2025 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation has forecast retail sales in 2025 will grow between 2.7% and 3.7% from 2024 to between $5.42 trillion and $5.48 trillion. The NRF outlook for this year compares with 3.6% annual sales growth to $5.29 trillion dollars in 2024. This...
by Mike Duff | Mar 18, 2025 | Retail Articles
February retail sales in the United States grew modestly from the previous month and more robustly year over year, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. In commenting on the report, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz noted consumer...
by Mike Duff | Mar 11, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major container ports are likely to remain elevated through the spring, but volume could see year-over-year drops this summer amid ongoing tariff developments, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail...
by Mike Duff | Mar 10, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail spending declined in February versus January amid economic uncertainty centered on potential tariff effects, but sales continued to grow year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. In releasing the report, the National Retail Federation maintained...