Tuesday, November 24, 2020 · Jeff Berman
NRF is bullish about things being strong on the holiday sales front, calling for an expected 3.6%-to-5.2% annual gain, to between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion in total sales. In 2019, total U.S. holiday retail sales saw a 4% annual gain, to $729.1 billion, with holiday…
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that total October retail sales—at $553.3 billion—were up 0.3% over September and were up 5.7% annually. And NRF’s retail sales data, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants, pointed to October retail sales being up 0.2% on…
Friday, October 16, 2020 · LM Staff
Commerce reported that retail trade sales saw a 1.9% gain, from August to September, and rose 8.2% annually. And NRF pointed to September retail sales, which were paced by apparel, continuing a V-shaped recovery from the pandemic, with sales growing for the fourth consecutive…
Thursday, October 1, 2020 · Patrick Burnson
Consumer spending has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic more quickly than expected, but forecasting 2020 holiday sales is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle without all the pieces, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Sunday, October 13, 2019 · Patrick Burnson
When the Trump administration announced last Friday that it has secured a partial deal with Chinese negotiators to put a “pause” on the escalating Pacific Rim trade war, our nation's leading retailers were among the first to praise the move.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 · Patrick Burnson
In a speech given to the National Retail Federation's International Trade Advisory Committee and Strategic Supply Chain Council in New York City yesterday, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission gave a brief overview of the current state of the containerized ocean cargo…
Monday, July 18, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Just how disruptive was the SOLAS VGM amendment to global shippers? Was the Panama Canal expansion indeed the game changer it was meant to be? And have container carriers finally come up with a strategy to restore rates while still providing their promised standards of…
Friday, January 22, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Following up on last fall's successful campaign to include a port performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, the National Retail Federations is leading a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the…
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 · Bob Trebilcock
IBM’s latest study on consumer behavior highlights the importance of best-in-class processes in the age of e-commerce
Monday, October 15, 2012 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that September retail sales at $412.9 billion were up 1.1 percent compared to August and up 5.4 percent compared to September 2011, and the NRF reported that September retail sales, which exclude autos, gas stations, and restaurants, were up 0.4 percent on a…
Friday, September 14, 2012 · Jeff Berman
August retail sales showed growth at a time when consumers are still being cautious with discretionary spending, according to data from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 · Patrick Burnson
Even though consumers spent most of 2010 on the sidelines, retailers found a way to tap into pent up demand when it counted the most.
Thursday, January 13, 2011 · SCMR Staff
The National Retail Federation announced the release of Version 2.0 of its Mobile Blueprint, which provides significant updates to the original document published in July by the Mobile Retail Initiative
Thursday, October 7, 2010 · Jeff Berman
Recent projections from the National Retail Federation indicates that 2010 holiday retail sales will hit $447.1 billion for a 2.3 percent gain over 2009.
Friday, August 13, 2010 · Jeff Berman
A sputtering economy received a small dose of good news, with retail sales showing gains in July, according to data released by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).
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