by Mike Duff | Jun 15, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have jointly announced a tentative agreement on a six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports in the United States. The deal averts a strike many feared would be a...
by Mike Duff | Jun 12, 2023 | Retail Articles
Organized retail crime is becoming a more serious issue as affirmed in an onstage discussion between John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO and National Retail Federation board chairman, and Matthew Shay, NRF CEO, at the organization’s annual security conference. At NRF...
by Mike Duff | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz stated as part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review that typical indicators are providing conflicting signs, but he added the nation does not appear to be in a recession and should be headed toward a soft landing...
by Mike Duff | Jun 5, 2023 | Retail Articles
Consumers will spend a record-high $22.9 billion to celebrate Father’s Day this year, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Total expected spending for the holiday will top last year’s $20 billion, as...
by Mike Duff | Jun 2, 2023 | Retail Articles
With the subject getting more attention, 55% of consumers believe retail crimes such as shoplifting and looting stores have increased in their community since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a National Retail Federation survey. NRF asked consumers a...
