The strike deadline at East and Gulf Coast Ports in the United States is midnight September 30, and as the possibility of a job action looms, retailers and their vendors have been preparing for supply chain disruptions. Negotiations between the International...
Halloween spending is likely to reach $11.6 billion after last year’s record-setting $12.2 billion spend, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics. Survey respondents who said they would take part in...
Despite some expectations among market observers of a greater slowdown as anti-inflation measures taken by the United States Federal Reserve have taken hold, data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau demonstrates retail sales continued to grow in August, fueled by...
Retail sales increased slightly again during August as consumer demand and easing inflation countered slower job growth, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales, automobiles and gasoline revenues excluded, were up 0.45% seasonally adjusted month...
Shipping facilities in the United States should be busy in September ahead of a possible labor strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The contract...
