by Mike Duff | Dec 13, 2023 | Retail Articles
The holiday shopping season got off to a good start in November as retail sales gained, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor released by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 0.77% seasonally adjusted month...
by Mike Duff | Nov 28, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation reported a record 200.4 million consumers shopped during the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million. The annual Thanksgiving Day-through-Cyber Monday shopping...
by Mike Duff | Nov 20, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation estimates 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year. An annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics determined...
by Mike Duff | Oct 18, 2023 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation said today that retail sales continued to push forward in September even as consumers faced continuing economic pressures. According to the United States Census Bureau, overall retail sales in September gained 0.7% from August and 3.8%...
by Mike Duff | Jul 25, 2023 | Retail Articles
The United Parcel Service has announced that it had reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 330,000 UPS employees in the United States. The five-year agreement covers U.S....