National Retail Federation

NRF: Retail sales increase in May 2023

Retail sales rose again in May as consumers continued to spend despite economic challenges, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The ... READ MORE »

Consumers to spend record $22.9B for Father’s Day

Consumers will collectively spend a record-high $22.9 billion to celebrate Father’s Day this year, according to the annual survey released today by ... READ MORE »

Consumers to spend record $35.7B for Mother’s Day

Consumers plan to spend a total of $35.7 billion on Mother’s Day this year, nearly $4 billion more than last year’s record high of $31.7 billion, ... READ MORE »

NRF monitoring West Coast port disruptions

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union chose to withhold labor at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which resulted in the overnight cl... READ MORE »

NRF: 2023 retail sales to grow 4% to 6%

The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasted that retail sales will grow between 4% and 6% in 2023. In total, NRF projects that retail sales wil... READ MORE »

NRF: Imports expected to slowly climb through mid-summer

Import cargo volume at U.S. major container ports is expected to begin slowly climbing again in March after February saw one of the lowest levels sinc... READ MORE »

NRF: Retail sales pick up in January 2023

Retail sales bounced back strongly in January as inflation eased and income grew, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Despite inf... READ MORE »

NRF: 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3% to $936.3B

Retail sales during 2022’s November-December holiday season grew 5.3% over 2021 to $936.3 billion, falling short of the National Retail Federation�... READ MORE »

Record 158 million shoppers expected during Super Saturday

More than 158 million consumers are expected to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas this year, according to the annual consumer survey released... READ MORE »

GDP growth slows, but consumer spending remains positive

Gross domestic product isn’t likely to grow as much in the final months of 2022 as it did in the third quarter, but consumer spending should remain ... READ MORE »

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