Core retail sales, as calculated by the National Retail Federation, rose in July as consumers kept shopping, NRF reported. NRF’s calculation of retail sales is based on U.S. Census Bureau figures, but it excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...
After a record-setting spring, imports at the major container ports across the United States should slow significantly for the remainder of the year, but 2022 still looks to see a net gain in container flow over 2021 according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report...
The National Retail Federation’s Hot 25 list, developed with market research and consulting firm Kantar, and analyzing 2021 sales results, gives an indication of which storerunners made initial progress in emerging from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, any...
The Qurate Retail Small Business Spotlight program has evolved over the past two years along with the retail and social considerations on which the company has focused, providing an ongoing example of how retailers can reach out and support diverse communities in the...
Despite two consecutive quarters of decline, the United States economy doesn’t appear to be in a recession and remains unlikely to enter one this year, NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated. He commented in the August issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review, which...
