by Mike Duff | Feb 17, 2022 | Retail Articles
Despite pressure from the COVID-19 Omicron variant, inflation and even weather on the shopping public, retail sales had a solid January, according to the National Retail Federation. Based on numbers released by the United States Census Bureau, NRF retail sales...
by Mike Duff | Feb 8, 2022 | Retail Articles
The United States appears to be at the midpoint of an economic cycle that should continue to see growth even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to control inflation, according to National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. Just as it released...
by Mike Duff | Jan 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
In the 2021 November/December, holiday season retail sales grew 14.1% from those in 2020 to $886.7 billion, the National Retail Federation announced, beating its own forecast and setting a new record despite challenges from inflation, supply chain disruptions and the...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should return to normal growth rates in 2022, but volumes will remain high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Besides the prospect of...
by Mike Duff | Dec 17, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail sales continued growing in November, according to the National Retail Federation, putting the 2021 holiday season on a home stretch for record spending despite inflation, supply chain disruptions and COVID-19. NRF cited United States Census Bureau today figures...
