by Mike Duff | Jan 24, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to instruct federal agencies to investigate national trade policies. David French, NRF executive vice president of government relations, said, “We are pleased with President Trump’s thoughtful...
by Mike Duff | Jan 17, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles, The Inspired Home Show 2024
Core retail sales during the 2024 holiday season grew by 4% over 2023 to a record $994.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation, based on United States Census Bureau data. The number came in ahead of the NRF’s forecast for the holiday season. NRF...
by Mike Duff | Jan 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail sales made gains in December, boosted in part by two busy Thanksgiving weekend holiday shopping days falling during the final month of the year, the National Retail Federation announced. The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report for December 2024 had total retail...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative labor agreement has removed the threat of strikes at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the United States, but docks across the country have already seen a surge in imports that is likely to continue because of the potential increases in tariffs that have...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative agreement gives every indication that an East and Gulf Coast port strike has been averted. The potential strike garnered broad attention in retail and beyond, given its potential for trade disruption, with President-elect Donald Trump weighing on the side...
