by Mike Duff | Apr 2, 2025 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation has forecast retail sales in 2025 will grow between 2.7% and 3.7% from 2024 to between $5.42 trillion and $5.48 trillion. The NRF outlook for this year compares with 3.6% annual sales growth to $5.29 trillion dollars in 2024. This...
by Mike Duff | Mar 31, 2025 | Retail Articles
Amid declining economic and personal financial outlooks for the year’s second half, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell by 7.2 points in March to 92.9, a figure below the 100 mark that divides positive from negative sentiments. The Present...
by Mike Duff | Mar 28, 2025 | Retail Articles
Businesses are aggressively investing in AI across supply chains as a counterweight to inflation and trade volatility, but a growing execution gap threatens to derail their efforts, according to a report by Relex Solutions, which operates a unified platform for...
by Mike Duff | Mar 5, 2025 | Retail Articles
In a Numerator report, Tricks of the Trade: Consumers React to U.S. Tariffs, 83% of consumers in the market researcher’s survey in the United States said they’re aware of new or proposed duties, up significantly from 53% in December 2024. Yet, consumer clarity...
by Mike Duff | Mar 4, 2025 | Retail Articles
National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said strong economic performance in 2024 is likely to carry over and influence growth this year, but a wide range of uncertainty exists as the White House and Congress make decisions that will impact the...
