by Mike Duff | Apr 26, 2024 | Retail Articles
A study released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics indicates Mother’s Day spending could reach $33.5 billion this year. It would be the second-highest spending total for Mother’s Day in the study’s history, following last...
by Mike Duff | Apr 17, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
March retail sales, as reported by the United States Census Bureau, increased as tax refunds and job growth put more money in shoppers’ pockets, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz concluded. “March’s Census Bureau numbers confirm that consumer...
by Mike Duff | Apr 15, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor and released by the National Retail Federation, with core retail sales up 0.23% month over month and 2.92% year over year in the month. The figures compared with gains of 0.27% month...
by Mike Duff | Apr 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should gain through spring as imports grow despite new supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Major ports in the...
by Mike Duff | Apr 8, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart tops the latest Top 50 Global Retailers study by the National Retail Federation, which included in its report an assessment of the challenges and opportunities retailers faced the past year. The NRF study, with information compiled by market research firm and...