Tuesday, March 17, 2020 · SCMR Staff
Total retail sales—at $528.1 billion—were down 0.5% compared to January's $530.9 billion, which was revised, and were up 4.3% compared to February 2019. Commerce said that total retail sales, from December 2019 through February 2020, rose 4.9% compared to the same…
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 · Bob Trebilcock
For the past 31 years, Shawn Curran has worked in supply chain management at Gap Inc. He sat down with Supply Chain Management Review to discuss his career, the evolution of
Gap Inc.'s supply chain and the future of the profession.
Thursday, May 4, 2017 · Sandeep Gupta
Retailers committed to transforming their supply chains need to step back and look at their business model through a different lens.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that November retail sales were up 0.1 percent over October, following a 0.6 percent (revised from 0.8 percent) increase from September to October, at $465.5 billion. And NRF reported that retail sales, excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants,…
Friday, November 11, 2016 · Rosemary Coates
November 11 is Veteran's Day in the U.S. and it is also Singles Day in China. While we are honoring our military heroes, the Chinese are in a shopping frenzy.
Monday, October 3, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
Global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield released its latest U.S. Macro Forecast, confirming that the economy weathered rough headwinds in the first half of 2016.
Thursday, September 15, 2016 · Krishna Rajendran
Large retail chains are increasingly faced with the question of how to develop an ideal product assortment policy to optimize sales. This issue is particularly challenging for retailers that have traditionally served customers in large cities, but are looking to serve a…
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · SCMR Staff
The recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement will have a positive impact on both retailers and American consumers once enacted, according to a new report released by the National Retail Federation
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 · Patrick Burnson
American retailers, which already operate in more foreign countries on average than their Asian and European peers, have widened the gap with a more aggressive international expansion pace, according to CBRE Group's 9th Annual "How Global is the Business of…
Thursday, April 14, 2016 · Jeff Berman
Commerce reported that March retail sales at $446.9 billion were off 0.3 percent from February and up 1.7 percent, and the NRF said retail sales saw a 5.8 percent annual increase in March.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 · Patrick Burnson
The recent findings also support other supply chain industry reports that “Peak Season” may be getting an early start.
Monday, February 10, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
When Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) President Sandy Kennedy spoke with SCMR recently, she emphasized that her organization will continue to urge Congress to grant Trade Promotion Authority so that we can move forward with important trade deals such as the…
Monday, February 10, 2014 · Patrick Burnson
Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) released its 2014 Public Policy Agenda: Retailers Strengthening Communities.
Monday, July 15, 2013 · Jeff Berman
Retail sales data for the month of June from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed relatively positive traction on the consumer spending front despite tailing off at the end of the second quarter.
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