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 | Jan 11, 2024 | Retail Articles
Strong December retail sales capped off a solid holiday shopping season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, published by the National Retail Federation. The CNBC/NRF calculation of core retail sales, excluding restaurant, automobile and gasoline revenues,...
by Mike Duff | Sep 11, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the National Retail Federation’s Monthly Economic Review, NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz stated that the economy is still growing but not as fast as it was earlier this year with some consumers demonstrating a continuing preference but not as strongly as they...
by Mike Duff | Jul 18, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retail sales rose in June even as employment grew more slowly, according to the National Retail Federation. Based on United States Census Bureau figures, NRF stated that overall retail sales in June gained 0.2% from May and 1.5% year over year. May sales advanced 0.5%...
by Mike Duff | Oct 10, 2022 | Retail Articles
Retail sales in the United States, excluding automotive, increased 11% year over year in September, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, as a cooling housing market limited Furniture and Furnishings, and Hardware sector growth, but less COVID-19 pandemic concerns...