Thanksgiving holiday weekend shopping

An estimated 197 million shoppers shopped during the five-day span from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday.


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Matthew Shay on CNBC.

Holiday shopping

National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay discusses the holiday shopping season, state of the consumer and more on CNBC.

Retail sales bounced back in October

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor powered by Affinity Solutions shows strong retail sales gains in October after a slow September.

Retail's Big Show

Leaders from Walmart, Michael's and New Balance Athletics Inc. will take the stage at NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show. Join us Jan. 12-14 and hear firsthand insights on strategy and innovation. 

John Furner
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Retailers' new era of eco-diversity

J. Crew, Macy's and others are working toward regenerative agriculture and supplier diversity.

Retail’s Big Show expands to Europe

The National Retail Federation and Comexposium announced that the Paris Retail Week annual conference and exhibition is being rebranded beginning in 2025 to NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe.

Matthew Shay speaking at Paris Retail Week.

NRF Retail Monitor Plus

The NRF Retail Monitor Plus is NRF’s latest offering from the Center for Retail & Consumer Insights, leveraging innovative and powerful new purchase data to help guide and inform our members through the ever-changing retail landscape. 

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Tommy Hilfiger

The Visionary 2025

NRF names American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger as the Visionary 2025. 

Aldi

2024 Hot 25 Retailers

NRF's annual look at the fastest-growing U.S. retailers.

Focus on advancing growth amid discussions on tax reform

Despite a slowdown in GDP growth from 3.4% in Q4 2023 to 1.4% in Q1 2024, the economy continues to show signs of stability, writes NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay.

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Retail Circularity: An Action Guide for Retailers

NRF and Deloitte collaborated to develop a guide that provides an industry-wide perspective on emerging circular business models.

Retail supports more than 1 in 4 American jobs

Explore the new report, The Economic Contribution of the U.S. Retail Industry, compiled by PwC, to see a view of the retail industry by the numbers, including employment, number of retail establishments, labor income and impact on GDP across the country and in your state.

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How a retail job sets workers up for career success

From communication and problem solving to conflict resolution and time management, retail cultivates essential skills for every career path. New research from the National Retail Federation Foundation shows the average retail career move occurs every 14.5 months - and brings a 15.2% pay increase.

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