by Mike Duff | Aug 18, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Core retail sales, as calculated by the National Retail Federation, rose in July as consumers kept shopping, NRF reported. NRF’s calculation of retail sales is based on U.S. Census Bureau figures, but it excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...
by Mike Duff | Jul 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
In the face of ongoing elevated inflation, 38% of back-to-school shoppers are cutting back on other kinds of spending as they get ready for the return to the classroom, according to an annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights...
by Mike Duff | Jun 15, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to the National Retail Federation, May sales results wavered when compared to April as consumers faced continuing inflation including higher prices for essentials such as food and gasoline. The United States Census Bureau has announced that retail sales in...
by Mike Duff | Jun 10, 2022 | Retail Articles
Inflation gained last month according to the United States Department of Labor, with the Consumer Price Index up 1% from April and 8.6%, a situation that has the National Retail Federation pushing on two issues, tariffs and biofuels. Although observers have cited...
by Mike Duff | May 24, 2022 | Retail Articles
Multiple notable occasions are upcoming, and the retail industry is responding to them with an eye toward celebration. The National Retail Federation expects Father’s Day spending this year to total $20 billion, almost on par with last year’s record-setting figure of...
