by Mike Duff | Feb 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
Imports at container ports in the United States will grow modestly during the first half of 2022, but continued high volumes will keep up the pressure that built as the economy bounced back from the pandemic last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker...
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 | Feb 1, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to the latest edition of an annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, Valentine’s Day spending should reach $23.9 billion this year, up from $21.8 billion in 2021 and the second-highest total on record. ...
by Mike Duff | Jan 26, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retailers expect consumers to return more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year for an average of 16.6% of total U.S. retail sales, which soared to $4.58 trillion in 2021. According to a report from the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail, the 2021...
by Mike Duff | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
In a presentation at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry revealed the five retail trends she believes are critical to Best Buy and the market in which it competes. The National Retail Federation reported in a blog post that, as part of a session...