by Jacob Musselman | Oct 4, 2024 | Industry News
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has agreed to suspend the three-day strike along the East Coast until Jan. 15 in order to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union agreed to the suspension after it reached a tentative agreement on...
by Jacob Musselman | Sep 13, 2024 | Industry News
Retail sales increased again in August as consumer demand and easing inflation overcame slower job growth, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, released by the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Retail sales data shows that consumers continued to spend on...
by Jacob Musselman | Jul 18, 2024 | Industry News
The National Retail Federation (NRF) released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers. The 2024 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to domestic sales. The list was compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and consultancy...
by Jacob Musselman | Jul 16, 2024 | Industry News
Data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz says. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,”...
by Lindsey Thompson | Jul 8, 2024 | Operational Insights
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand throughout all industries, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has published a series of guidelines called the Principles for Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector. These guidelines strive to encourage...
