Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should gradually slow during the 2024 first quarter before beginning to build again in the spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
Retail merchandise returns in 2023 totaled some $743 billion, accounting for 14.5% of total sales, according to a report published by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. The total included about $101 billion in fraudulent returns, which translates to a...
A survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics revealed nearly 142 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas 2023: Super Saturday, December 23. The number of expected shoppers is up significantly from the...
The National Retail Federation is launching a new resource to help storerunners approach sustainability. The NRF Center for Retail Sustainability will serve as a hub to support efforts to generate economic value while creating net positive environmental, social and...
The holiday shopping season got off to a good start in November as retail sales gained, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 0.77% seasonally adjusted month...
