Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should return to normal growth rates in 2022, but volumes will remain high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Besides the prospect of...
Retail sales continued growing in November, according to the National Retail Federation, putting the 2021 holiday season on a home stretch for record spending despite inflation, supply chain disruptions and COVID-19. NRF cited United States Census Bureau today figures...
This year, more than 148 million consumers plan to shop in-store and online on Super Saturday, the last Saturday before Christmas, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The 148 million figure represents...
The House of Representative passed, with strong support from the home and housewares industry, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 Wednesday in a vote of 364-60 vote. The bipartisan bill, introduced in August by Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD),...
Early season retailer promotions, a relatively long holiday shopping season and consumer determination to address their gift lists early had an effect on Thanksgiving weekend shopping, the National Retail Federation noted. According to an annual survey conducted by...
