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With the Federal Reserve continuing to increase interest rates to fight inflation, the NRF doesn’t expect a recession but said the forecast assumes gross domestic product growth will slow from nearly 3 percent in the second half of 2022 to 1 percent in 2023.

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should climb steadily through this summer but will remain below record-setting levels seen during most of the pandemic, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued its annual forecast during the third State of Retail & the Consumer virtual presentation last week. 

Consumers plan to spend a collective $24 billion on Easter this year, up from $20.8 billion in 2022 and the previous record high of $21.7 billion in 2020, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Overall retail sales dipped slightly in February, but core spending rose, the National Retail Federation said today.

Here, LPM's Stefanie Hoover speaks with David Johnston and Christian Beckner with the NRF about their annual PROTECT Conference and more.

Retail sales bounced back strongly in January as inflation eased and income grew, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to drop to nearly its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

They don’t call it the Big Show for nothing. There were over 35,000 people in attendance from all over the world to talk about retail, technology, strategy, and the future at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City January 15–17.

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 and the Organized Retail Crime Center Authorization Act were introduced today in the US Senate.