by Mike Duff | Feb 13, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at major container ports in the United States should see year-over-year increases through the first half of the year despite attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation...
by Mike Duff | Feb 12, 2024 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation announced that retail started strong in 2024, with January sales nearly matching December’s busy holiday spending and rising significantly year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales, excluding automobile...
by Mike Duff | Feb 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
The labor market and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates could have a major effect on the 2024 economic prospects for the United States, according to National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. As part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review,...
by Mike Duff | Jan 29, 2024 | Retail Articles
Romance is in the air and more consumers are willing to spend on their passions this Valentine’s Day when holiday-related sales are likely to reach $25.8 billion, on par with the year-earlier occasion and the third-highest spending total on record. The annual sales...
by Mike Duff | Jan 24, 2024 | Retail Articles
A survey sponsored by Loop, a return management platform for e-commerce brands, found that 39% of online shoppers admit to engaging in return policy abuse or fraudulent behaviors in the past 12 months or know someone who has. The behaviors ranged from outright fraud...