by Mike Duff | May 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
April retail sales in the United States grew modestly from the month before, but a shift in the timing of Easter seems a prime factor in a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales in April, excluding those for...
by Mike Duff | Mar 21, 2024 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation has forecast that retail sales will advance between 2.5% and 3.5% in 2024 to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion. In 2023, retail sales grew 3.6% to $5.1 trillion, NRF noted, consistent with the 3.6% average annual growth in sales...
by Mike Duff | Mar 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales continued to grow in February, building off solid gains from January and driven by improved consumer finances, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. The Retail Monitor calculation of core retail sales — excluding restaurants, auto dealerships and gas...
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 | 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...
