by Mike Duff | Jan 4, 2023 | Retail Articles
The economy is at a critical juncture with recession a possibility, if not a certainty, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated in the NRF Monthly Economic Review. The United States Federal Reserve’s efforts to reduce inflation may not trigger...
by Mike Duff | Dec 19, 2022 | Retail Articles
A report released by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail indicates that consumers will return about $816 billion worth of retail merchandise purchased in 2022, but added that the average rate of return has remained just about flat at 16.5% versus 16.6%...
by Mike Duff | Dec 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
After a surge of early holiday shopping during a promotion-filled October, November retail sales slipped month over month but still saw solid year-over-year gains, the National Retail Federation announced. NRF’s calculation of retail sales, based on United States...
by Mike Duff | Dec 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation expects more than 158 million consumers to shop on Super Saturday this year, 10 million more than on the comparable pre-holiday day in 2021. This year, December 17 has been tabbed by retail observers as Super Saturday, the final...
by Mike Duff | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
December cargo volume at major container ports in the United States should remain significantly below records set earlier this year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Monthly...
