by Mike Duff | Dec 13, 2023 | Retail Articles
The holiday shopping season got off to a good start in November as retail sales gained, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 0.77% seasonally adjusted month...
by Mike Duff | Dec 11, 2023 | Featured News, Home + Housewares, Retail Articles
The United States economy, going into the last weeks of the holiday season, remains healthy, the National Retail Federation suggested, even if it is slowing under the influence of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s anti-inflation initiatives. NRF Chief Economist Jack...
by Mike Duff | Dec 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
Cargo figures and strong Black Friday weekend sales suggest that retailers and consumers will keep going strong through the holiday season’s end, according to the National Retail Federation. Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should continue to...
by Mike Duff | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation reported a record 200.4 million consumers shopped during the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million. The annual Thanksgiving Day-through-Cyber Monday shopping...
by Mike Duff | Nov 20, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation estimates 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year. An annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics determined...