by Mike Duff | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinheinz said it remains difficult at the halfway point of 2025 to predict the impact of new tariffs and other government policies on a U.S. economy that started the year with high hopes. The NRF July Economic Review...
by Mike Duff | Jun 18, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to the United States Census Bureau, retail sales slowed in May from April, although they were better at the core. The Census Bureau maintained that overall retail sales in May were down 0.9% seasonally adjusted month over month but up 3.3% unadjusted year...
by Mike Duff | Jun 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail sales continued to grow in May, although more slowly than in April, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 0.49% seasonally adjusted month over month...
by Mike Duff | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates indicates import cargo at major container ports in the United States is likely to experience a surge through this summer as retailers take advantage of the recently announced...
by Mike Duff | Jun 6, 2025 | Retail Articles
According to an annual survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, 2025 Father’s Day spending should reach a record $24 billion, up from last year’s $22.4 billion and exceeding the previous record of $22.9 billion set in...
