by Mike Duff | Oct 17, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail sales remained strong with another year-over-year gain in September despite an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and ongoing inflation, the National Retail Federation stated, with core sales better versus August. The United States Census Bureau...
by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Consumers may worry about high inflation and interest rate hikes initiated by the United States Federal Reserve intended to bring inflation under control, but that hasn’t stopped them from spending, according to National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack...
by Mike Duff | Sep 16, 2022 | Retail Articles
Consumers continued to spend in August despite inflation as more jobs and higher wages helped ease the pressures associated with rising prices, according to the National Retail Federation. The United States Census Bureau has announced that overall retail sales in...
by Mike Duff | Sep 6, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Economic growth in the United States has slowed, but it still isn’t clear if the nation is in a recession, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz asserted in a monthly NRF review. The emergence of conflicting data on whether the U.S. economy grew or...
by Mike Duff | Aug 18, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Core retail sales, as calculated by the National Retail Federation, rose in July as consumers kept shopping, NRF reported. NRF’s calculation of retail sales is based on U.S. Census Bureau figures, but it excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...