by Mike Duff | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation’s newly elected board chair John Furner, Walmart U.S. president and CEO, told participants in NRF’s annual Big Show that retail needs to understand today’s consumers as looking at the range of shopping options available and choosing what...
by Mike Duff | Jan 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
In the 2021 November/December, holiday season retail sales grew 14.1% from those in 2020 to $886.7 billion, the National Retail Federation announced, beating its own forecast and setting a new record despite challenges from inflation, supply chain disruptions and the...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should return to normal growth rates in 2022, but volumes will remain high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Besides the prospect of...
by Mike Duff | Dec 17, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail sales continued growing in November, according to the National Retail Federation, putting the 2021 holiday season on a home stretch for record spending despite inflation, supply chain disruptions and COVID-19. NRF cited United States Census Bureau today figures...
by Mike Duff | Dec 15, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
This year, more than 148 million consumers plan to shop in-store and online on Super Saturday, the last Saturday before Christmas, according to an annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The 148 million figure represents...
