by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative labor agreement has removed the threat of strikes at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the United States, but docks across the country have already seen a surge in imports that is likely to continue because of the potential increases in tariffs that have...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative agreement gives every indication that an East and Gulf Coast port strike has been averted. The potential strike garnered broad attention in retail and beyond, given its potential for trade disruption, with President-elect Donald Trump weighing on the side...
by Mike Duff | Jan 8, 2025 | Retail Articles
Economic growth has withstood inflation, high interest rates and other challenges in 2024 and should remain strong in 2025, according to National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz. In speaking as part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review, Kleinhenz said...
by Mike Duff | Dec 18, 2024 | Retail Articles
Data released by the United States Census Bureau indicated solid retail sales continued as the holiday season officially got underway in November, according to the National Retail Federation. In commenting on the Census Bureau data, NRF noted overall retail sales in...
by Mike Duff | Dec 17, 2024 | Retail Articles
Right around 157.2 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, Super Saturday, according to an annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, up from 141.9 million on the date in 2023. The total...
