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| Retail Sales, Holiday Forecast, Economy
November results reported by the U.S. Census Bureau show holiday season retail sales appear likely to meet NRF's forecast, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said.
| Sustainability
NRF announced the launch of a new NRF Center for Retail Sustainability, which will serve as the industry’s hub to support retailers’ efforts to generate economic value while creating net positive environmental, social and community benefits.
| Holidays & Seasonal
Nearly 142 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, according to the latest survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The number of expected shoppers is up significantly from the last time Super Saturday fell on Dec. 23, when 126 million consumers were expected to shop on that day in 2017.
| Leadership
Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff and Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner will participate in a fireside chat at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show, discussing the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impacts on business.
| Retail Sales, Economy, Holiday Forecast, Forecasts
The holiday shopping season got off to a good start in November as retail sales showed strong gains, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by NRF.
| Economic Review, Economy, Winter Holidays, Holiday Forecast
After a year of challenges, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz says the economy has proven to be healthy even as it continues to slow.
| Port Tracker, Supply Chain, Economy, Winter Holidays
Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should continue to slow in the final weeks of 2023 after reaching its peak later than expected this fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates.
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The closing session at NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show on Jan. 16 will feature a conversation between Drew Barrymore and Shae Hong, who worked together on the Beautiful line. The two will discuss their respective companies, how they leverage the intersection of innovation and design, and their mission of fostering human connection in the kitchen and home.
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NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific, the highly anticipated trade exhibition jointly organized by the National Retail Federation and Comexposium, is now open for online registrations for the main conference. Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific will take place from 11 – 13 June, 2024, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.
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FedEx Corporation President and CEO Raj Subramaniam will be a keynote speaker at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show and will outline several of the supply chain challenges and opportunities the world’s largest transportation company has faced.