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| Winter Holidays, Retail Sales, Holiday Forecast
Retail sales in November increased 0.1 percent over October and were up 2.1 percent year-over-year, marking the first half of the holiday season with billions of dollars in shopping left to be done, according to NRF.
| Organized Crime, Loss Prevention
Organized retail crime affects almost all merchants and more than two-thirds of those surveyed have seen an increase in the past year, according to the 15th annual ORC study from NRF.
| Trade
The NRF issued a statement or support from President and CEO Matthew Shay in response to the announcement that the administration and House leadership have agreed to hold a vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
| Trade, Supply Chain, Port Tracker, Winter Holidays
Volume at the nation’s major container ports bumped up significantly in November as retailers imported merchandise ahead of new tariffs set to take effect this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates.
| Data Security, Cybersecurity
NRF says a new study conducted for the Secure Payments Partnership coalition shows that the U.S. credit card industry has failed to establish adequate security standards and that a neutral third party should be put in charge.
| Trade, Supply Chain
NRF says a trade deal with China needs to be reached "as soon as possible" rather than waiting until after the 2020 elections as suggested by President Trump.
| Winter Holidays, Thanksgiving, Consumer Trends
A record 189.6 million U.S. consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, an increase of 14 percent over last year’s 165.8 million, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
| Winter Holidays, Consumer Trends
More than half of consumers have already started their holiday shopping and nearly a quarter of purchases have already been made, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
| Leadership
Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson will discuss nurturing humanity in a modern retail environment during NRF 2020 Vision: Retail’s Big Show in New York City in January.
| Retail Sales, Winter Holidays, Trade
Retail sales in October increased 0.2 percent over September and were up 4.2 percent year-over-year, according to NRF. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.