by Jacob Musselman | Nov 28, 2023 | Industry News
A record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million, according to the annual survey of almost 3,500 consumers, released by the National Retail Federation...
by Jacob Musselman | Nov 15, 2023 | Industry News, Trends & Products
Retail sales kept up a long streak of year-over-year gains in October even though the growth rate continued to slow, says Jack Kleinhenz, National Retail Federation (NRF) chief economist, in response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of monthly data today....
by Jacob Musselman | Nov 8, 2023 | Industry News
Jack Kleinhenz, National Retail Federation (NRF) chief economist, says this year could be another record year for holiday sales. “The last few holiday shopping seasons have been filled with unmatched peculiarities for consumers and retailers alike,” Kleinhenz says. ...
by Jacob Musselman | Nov 7, 2023 | Industry News
$966.6 billion. That amount is how much the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts will be spent on gifts and decorations from November 1 to December 31, a 3-4% increase from 2022. NRF’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling that considers...
by Lindsey Thompson | Mar 1, 2023 | Industry News
Tech Giants: Hear from former execs of technology powerhouses Amazon and Google at the 2023 NHPA Independents Conference. Learn more at YourNHPA.org/conference. Bringing together players from across the industry, NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show focused on innovation, new...
