People will search for bargains as they set out to do their Easter shopping this year, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) in early March. A total of 80 percent of Americans will celebrate the Read more
Shoppers will return 16.6% of their retail purchases from 2021, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), with some of the returns involving fraud. The NRF and Appriss Retail released a report today that found retailers expect over $761 billion Read more
Retail industry event planners must once again deal with concerns over COVID. The Toy Association cancelled the annual Toy Fair set to take place in mid-February at the Javits Center in New York City. It said it had to balance Read more
A busy holiday shopping season in 2021 can mean only one thing as the New Year kicks off: more returns. Mastercard SpendingPulse found retail sales grew 8.5% from November 1 through December 24. Online sales made up 20.9% of total Read more
Retailers and merchants lose a lot of money due to cyber crime, and the National Retail Federation (NRF) wants to get the word out to consumers: shop safe. In a post this week, the NRF offered advice on how consumers Read more
Holiday sales in November and December will grow between 8.5 and 10.5 percent over last year, according to research from the National Retail Federation (NRF). That’s compared to a previous high of 8.2% in 2020, itself a record, and compared Read more
The National Retail Federation (NRF) revised its forecast to predict even stronger 2021 retail sales growth. The NRF anticipates retail sales to grow between 10.5 percent and 13.5 percent to between $4.44 trillion and $4.56 trillion this year as the Read more
Online sellers may be wondering if they can offer their employees vaccination incentives and if they can request documentation of vaccination. The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued the following statement from Edwin Egee, Vice President of Government Relations and Workforce Read more
March 2021 saw healthy retail sales growth over March 2020 when pandemic restrictions went into place. The boost was due in part to government stimulus checks and attitudes about COVID as more people get vaccinated, according to the National Retail Read more
The National Retail Federation expects online sales to grow between 18% – 23% in 2021 to between $1.14 trillion and $1.19 trillion. The trade group, referred to as NRF, anticipates total retail sales (including ecommerce) to grow between 6.5% – Read more
