According to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, import cargo volume at major container ports in the United States will climb toward an August peak this summer. However, potential supply chain...
As part of the organization’s Monthly Economic Review, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated that the United States economy did better in the first half of 2023 than early indicators suggested and appears to be “rolling forward” even as the...
The National Retail Federation has stated retail sales rose again in May as consumers continued to spend despite economic challenges. Citing United States Census Bureau research, NRF noted that overall retail sales in May were up 0.3% from April and 1.6% year over...
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have jointly announced a tentative agreement on a six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports in the United States. The deal averts a strike many feared would be a...
Organized retail crime is becoming a more serious issue as affirmed in an onstage discussion between John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO and National Retail Federation board chairman, and Matthew Shay, NRF CEO, at the organization’s annual security conference. At NRF...
