by Mike Duff | Dec 10, 2024 | Retail Articles
With a potential strike and the possibility of new tariff impositions by the United States looming, Global Port Tracker reported U.S. ports handled 2.25 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, one 20-foot container or its equivalent, in October. That figure is down 1.2%...
by Mike Duff | Dec 4, 2024 | Retail Articles
Dollar Tree reported comp advances across the business in the third quarter that propelled earnings growth. In addition to the financial results, the company announced that Jeff Davis, CFO, is stepping down, and the company has launched an external search for a new...
by Mike Duff | Nov 11, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Potential tariff increases from the forthcoming Trump Administration are combining with ongoing labor contention to affect activity at major container ports in the United States, which could drive import volumes higher than previously expected, according to the Global...
by Mike Duff | Jun 11, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Monthly inbound cargo volume at major container ports in the United States should reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The report cited...
by Mike Duff | Oct 16, 2023 | Retail Articles
Consumers in the United States could lose $31 billion in spending power if tariffs imposed by the United States are raised on common household products imported from China, according to a new report released today by the National Retail Federation. The study,...
