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NRF Strategic Supply Chain Council Conference Call - February 12, 2019
Committee Call
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Port Tracker
Retail imports still strong as possible March tariff hike approaches
Imports have dipped since last fall but remain higher than usual ahead of a possible tariff increase on Chinese goods.
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Economy
Retailers respond to 2019 State of the Union address
Retailers respond to the 2019 State of the Union address
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Retail Technology
The very near future of AI and automation in retail
Episode 103 of Retail Gets Real: Insights from IBM and NRF’s groundbreaking global study on AI and automation.
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Retailers respond to 2019 State of the Union address
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NRF says ‘state of the economy is sound’ and forecasts retail sales will grow between 3.8 and 4.4 percent
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November retail sales increase 5 percent over 2017, putting holiday spending on track to meet NRF forecast
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Retail jobs grew 18,600 in November, accounted for 12 percent of nationwide job growth
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October retail sales increased 5.6 percent over last year