by Mike Duff | Sep 12, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail spending continued to grow in August as consumers stocked up on school supplies and tried to get ahead of rising tariffs that already might be affecting prices, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report released by the National Retail Federation....
by Mike Duff | Sep 9, 2025 | Retail Articles
Outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported 85,979 U.S. jobs were cut in August, and the company indicated retailers might not be staffing up as much as usual for the holiday season. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics...
by Mike Duff | Jul 15, 2025 | Retail Articles
As tariff effects began to work their way through the U.S. economy, inflation ticked upward in June on both a month-over-month and annual basis, generally and in the household sector. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index...
by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2024 | Retail Articles
The International Longshoremen’s Union and the United States Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement that has suspended the strike at East and Gulf Coast Ports and should ensure continued movement of cargo through the holidays and potentially...
by Mike Duff | Feb 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
The labor market and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates could have a major effect on the 2024 economic prospects for the United States, according to National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. As part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review,...
