National Retail Federation
NRF survey reveals top toys, gifts for the winter holidays
As a record number of people (183.4 million) are expected to shop during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a new survey from the National Retail Fed... READ MORE »
Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales, ‘early step forward’ into holiday season
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that retail sales grew solidly over the past two months, demonstrating households’ capacity to spend a... READ MORE »
NRF: Steady sales growth expected for 2024 holiday season
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasted that 2024 holiday spending is expected to grow between 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023. That equates to betwee... READ MORE »
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows retail sales declined in September, grew year over year
Retail sales saw a slight month-over-month drop in September but consumers continued to spend more than last year as interest rates and inflation fell... READ MORE »
NRF calls on administration to use ‘any and all authority’ to end port strike
The National Retail Federation (NRF) released the following statement from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay after a labor strike was initiated at al... READ MORE »
Nearly half of Halloween shoppers to purchase items before October
Early Halloween shopping is on the rise, with 47% of survey participants beginning their shopping before October, according to the National Retail Fed... READ MORE »
Economy ‘on the cusp’ of a soft landing with recession unlikely
With the economy slowing but still growing and inflation down as the Federal Reserve prepares to lower interest rates, the United States appears to ha... READ MORE »
Economy still growing, but could slow enough for Fed to lower interest rates this year
Key elements of the economy are still growing but appear to have slowed enough to be on track for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later th... READ MORE »
Selling Christmas: 15 tips for 2024
[caption id="attachment_28487" align="alignright" width="225"] The mood was downright merry throughout the selling season at The Paper + Craft Pantry ... READ MORE »
Census retail sales data for May shows a ‘reasonably healthy consumer’
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today shows retail sales grew again in May and helped drive a still-expanding economy, National Retail Federat... READ MORE »
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