Items Tagged with 'NRF - National Retail Federation'

Total sales to exceed 2022 levels, as consumers will purchase between three to four gift cards each, spending $49.43 average per card

Most imported holiday season merchandise is already in retailers’ stores and DCs

Fastest growth areas for consumer spending are online shopping and the transition from goods to services

Three-month moving average shows 3.1% growth compared to 3.7% growth for first nine months of 2023

Descartes says robust import flow breaks with traditional Fall decline that has occurred in the previous six years, as NRF forecasts that cargo volume will slow eventually

Retail industry group says deal will accelerate the emergence of the circular economy, helping more products, materials, and resources to be reused or recycled. 

U.S. shoppers are still buying more than last year, but economy cools off as measured by GDP, credit card debt, job market.

Winter holiday inventory stocking rush comes just as labor disputes are settled at West Coast ports, Canadian container ports, and UPS fleet sites.

Logistics groups urge quick ratification of suggested deal between ILWU and PMA members

Retail group sees “kaleidoscope” of different signals, but says consumer spending outpaces confidence even as economy cools off.