by Jacob Musselman | Dec 12, 2025 | Industry News
Retail sales saw strong year-over-year growth in November, with the first half of the month posting results on track to meet the National Retail Federation’s spending forecast, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. “Retail sales showed healthy year-over-year...
by Jacob Musselman | Dec 10, 2025 | Industry News
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a vote of 9-3, a smaller margin than typically seen. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Federal Reserve officials responsible for setting monetary policies, dropped the interest rate range to 3.5% to 3.75%,...
by Jacob Musselman | Dec 10, 2025 | Industry News
Pittsburgh Paints Company launched Pittsburgh Paints Anti-Scuff™ Interior Zero VOC paint, a new product that has scuff resistance for high-traffic areas in commercial and residential spaces. The new product is the first in the industry. “Our data from competitor...
by Lindsey Thompson | Dec 10, 2025 | Industry News
Combining AI chat, task management and operations analytics—tied directly to a retailers POS inventory—FastQuery is an AI copilot built for independent home improvement retailers. FastQuery helps store associates quickly find product information like aisle numbers,...
by Annie Dameworth | Dec 9, 2025 | Industry News
Year-over-year declines in import cargo volume seen at the nation’s major container ports in recent months are expected to continue in 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report recently released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates....
