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 is climbing back from an almost three-year low in February but looks to remain well...
A new report released by the National Retail Federation details ways in which organized retail crime functions to facilitate illegal activities and evade law enforcement. NRF developed the report, Organized Retail Crime: An Assessment of a Persistent and Growing...
As inflation eased at winter’s end, retail sales slowed in March, but spending was still higher than at the same time last year, according to the National Retail Federation. The United States Census Bureau announced that overall retail sales in March slipped 1%...
Slowdowns attributed to job actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 have shaken up key West Coast ports as contract negotiations drag on, prompting a response by the National Retail Federation. NRF noted that the job actions at the ports of...
Providing further detail to its annual retail sales forecast, the National Retail Federation warned that economic challenges could have a significant impact on consumer spending although initial signals remain positive. Combined January and February retail sales grew...