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...
by Mike Duff | Jul 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
With inflation easing and the United States Federal Reserve pondering when to lower interest rates, the nation is in a “critical moment,” waiting to see what will happen next, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said as part of the NRF Monthly...
by Mike Duff | Jun 20, 2024 | Retail Articles
Retail sales continued to press forward in May as the economy remained in expansion mode, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said in an analysis of data released by the United States Census Bureau. The Census Bureau reported overall retail sales...
