by Mike Duff | Oct 4, 2024 | Retail Articles
The International Longshoremen’s Union and the United States Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement that has suspended the strike at East and Gulf Coast Ports and should ensure continued movement of cargo through the holidays and potentially...
by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) failed to reach a last-minute agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to prevent a strike at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts that went into effect this morning. This prompted concerns about...
by Mike Duff | Sep 30, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The strike deadline at East and Gulf Coast Ports in the United States is midnight September 30, and as the possibility of a job action looms, retailers and their vendors have been preparing for supply chain disruptions. Negotiations between the International...
by Mike Duff | Sep 20, 2024 | Retail Articles
Halloween spending is likely to reach $11.6 billion after last year’s record-setting $12.2 billion spend, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics. Survey respondents who said they would take part in...
by Mike Duff | Sep 17, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Despite some expectations among market observers of a greater slowdown as anti-inflation measures taken by the United States Federal Reserve have taken hold, data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau demonstrates retail sales continued to grow in August, fueled by...
