by Peter Giannetti | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured News, Trade Shows & Associations
The House of Representative passed, with strong support from the home and housewares industry, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 Wednesday in a vote of 364-60 vote. The bipartisan bill, introduced in August by Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD),...
by Mike Duff | Nov 30, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Early season retailer promotions, a relatively long holiday shopping season and consumer determination to address their gift lists early had an effect on Thanksgiving weekend shopping, the National Retail Federation noted. According to an annual survey conducted by...
by Mike Duff | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retailers hold out little hope supply chain challenges will abate this year or next, a study of retail executives indicated, while the National Retail Federation affirms it expects imports at the nation’s container ports to remain at near-record levels for the...
by Mike Duff | Nov 4, 2021 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation expressed confidence in its forecast for record holiday season growth, but the organization is looking at the long-term and the health of infrastructure in the United States. “There are several factors coming together to have a major...
by Mike Duff | Oct 27, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Despite headwinds including supply chain challenges, labor shortages and inflation, National Retail Federation president Matthew Shay said in a press event introducing the NRF holiday forecast that “very, very strong” momentum based on consumer spending has the...
