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Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should consistently be above 2 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units through this summer and into early fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates.

Economic growth slowed during the first three months of the year, but consumers are still spending more than last year, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French after President Joe Biden vetoed the congressional resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s final joint employer rule.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French after members of Congress announced plans to introduce the “Warehouse Worker Protection Act.”

NRF asked a federal judge to reject the proposed settlement of a class-action antitrust lawsuit over “swipe” fees charged to merchants to process Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions.

Mother’s Day spending is expected to reach $33.5 billion this year, according to the annual consumer survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French after the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final overtime rule was released.

NRF announced that Executive Director of the NRF Foundation Adam Lukoskie has been promoted to also serve as senior vice president of NRF.

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows retail sales continued to increase in March as tax refunds and job growth put more money in shoppers’ pockets, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said.

Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by NRF.