by Jacob Musselman | Nov 16, 2023 | Industry News
An estimated 182 million people, 15.7 million more than last year, are planning to shop in-store and online on Thanksgiving weekend this year, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. It is the...
by Jacob Musselman | Nov 16, 2023 | Industry News
Finding the perfect Christmas gift can be tough. National rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Co. recently announced it is launching “Dad Squad,” a new service to help consumers find the perfect gift for the hardest shoppers this holiday season. The purpose of...
by Jacob Musselman | Jul 12, 2023 | Industry News
Making Holidays Bright: See more ways retailers are bringing holiday joy to their communities at hardwareretailing.com/holidays-bright. What started with 18 children and two hours of shopping four years ago has become four evenings and hundreds of young shoppers...
by Lindsey Thompson | Nov 30, 2022 | Industry News
A record 196.7 million Americans shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The total...
by Lindsey Thompson | Nov 8, 2022 | Industry News, Operational Insights
In light of inflation woes and continued supply chain issues, the National Retail Federation predicts holiday retail sales during November and December will grow 6% to 8% from 2021. That amount of growth would put sales between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion for...