by Mike Duff | Nov 6, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation forecasts holiday-season sales growth between 3.7% and 4.2% from November 1 to December 31 compared to same period in 2024. In cash terms, the forecast anticipates spending between $1.01 trillion and $1.02 trillion. At those levels, the...
by Mike Duff | Oct 29, 2025 | Retail Articles
Theft and threats of violence plague the retail industry, and the disruption has worsened according to a new study released by the National Retail Federation and the Loss Prevention Research Council. Retailers reported an 18% increase in the average number of...
by Mike Duff | Oct 20, 2025 | Retail Articles
At a time when retail returns are becoming a bigger dilemma for store operators, a National Retail Federation report suggests returns will come in at 15.8% of sales for 2025, totaling $849.9 billion. A poll by NRF and Happy Returns, a UPS company, indicated retailers...
by Mike Duff | Oct 16, 2025 | Retail Articles
Consumers plan to spend $890.49 per person on average this year on holiday gifts, food, decorations and related seasonal items while seeking value, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual holiday survey. The total is the second-highest in the survey’s...
by Mike Duff | Oct 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
Retail sales stumbled in September on a monthly basis but still gained year over year as consumers took a shopping breather between the back-to-school and holiday seasons, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline...
