by Mike Duff | Aug 5, 2024 | Retail Articles
Even as key elements continue gaining in the United States, the economy appears to have slowed enough for the U.S. Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this year. According to National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz, in the August NRF...
by Mike Duff | Jul 16, 2024 | Retail Articles
Data released by the United States Census Bureau revealed modest retail sales gains in June as consumer households remained pressured by economic uncertainty, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. The Census Bureau reported overall retail...
by Mike Duff | Jul 15, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales showed moderate growth in June in an economy that now presents near-zero inflation for typical merchandise categories, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released today by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and...
by Mike Duff | Jul 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
As of early July, 55% of back-to-school and back-to-college shoppers already had begun purchasing for the return to the classroom, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Although many had already...
by Mike Duff | Jul 11, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at major container ports in the United States continues to rise despite supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. U.S. ports covered by Global Port...
