by Mike Duff | Feb 13, 2026 | Retail Articles
Retail sales experienced a slight monthly increase in January but much stronger year-over-year gains, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor report released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding those from automobile dealers and gasoline...
by Mike Duff | Feb 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
Import volume at major container ports in the United States is likely to decline significantly year over year in the first half of 2026, as the impact of tariffs continues, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report. In the report issued by the National Retail...
by Mike Duff | Jan 12, 2026 | Retail Articles
A new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, conducted in collaboration with the National Retail Federation, suggests generative AI is reshaping the first steps in consumer shopping journeys as hyper-personalized suggestions, curated presentations and...
by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2026 | Retail Articles
The outlook for January import volume at major container ports in the United States shows the first increase in six months, but it also indicates that goods movement will remain down year over year until spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by...
by Chandler Harvey | Dec 19, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Gift cards are evolving into an entire class of payment. This will help change how consumers not only purchase goods and services but even how they handle what is, in essence, a form of money that is more closely tied to actual purchasing and, so, can provide...
