by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Consumer spending might not sustain the economic growth seen recently in the United States, according to an analysis by the National Retail Federation. NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz, commenting as part of the organization’s Monthly Economic Review, said...
by Mike Duff | Jan 11, 2024 | Retail Articles
Strong December retail sales capped off a solid holiday shopping season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, published by the National Retail Federation. The CNBC/NRF calculation of core retail sales, excluding restaurant, automobile and gasoline revenues,...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should gradually slow during the 2024 first quarter before beginning to build again in the spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
by Mike Duff | Jan 3, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail merchandise returns in 2023 totaled some $743 billion, accounting for 14.5% of total sales, according to a report published by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. The total included about $101 billion in fraudulent returns, which translates to a...
by Mike Duff | Dec 19, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
A survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics revealed nearly 142 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas 2023: Super Saturday, December 23. The number of expected shoppers is up significantly from the...
