by Mike Duff | Nov 2, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
For the upcoming holiday season, the National Retail Federation is forecasting that sales will reach record levels during November and December, growing between 3% and 4% versus the 2022 period and reaching between $957.3 billion and $966.6 billion total. Despite a...
by Mike Duff | Oct 19, 2023 | Retail Articles
The holiday season is coming up fast, and according to a National Retail Federation consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumers expect to spend $875 on average on gifts, decorations, food and other seasonal items, up about $42, or 5%, from...
by Mike Duff | Oct 18, 2023 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation said today that retail sales continued to push forward in September even as consumers faced continuing economic pressures. According to the United States Census Bureau, overall retail sales in September gained 0.7% from August and 3.8%...
by Mike Duff | Oct 16, 2023 | Retail Articles
Consumers in the United States could lose $31 billion in spending power if tariffs imposed by the United States are raised on common household products imported from China, according to a new report released today by the National Retail Federation. The study,...
by Mike Duff | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has hit its expected peak for the year and looks to gradually slow heading into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
