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| Supply Chain, Port Tracker, Trade
After a year of fluctuations driven by the uncertainty of the trade war with China, volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to return to its usual seasonal patterns during the first few months of 2020, according to the Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates.
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NRF says a federal judge should issue a preliminary injunction to continue blocking a California law that would prohibit employers from requiring workers to agree to arbitration of employment issues.
| Trade, Supply Chain
Final passage of USMCA is key to providing continued growth for U.S. companies.
| Winter Holidays, Holidays & Seasonal, Retail Sales, Holiday Forecast
Actress and goop CEO will share the story behind her lifestyle and wellness brand.
| Winter Holidays, Holidays & Seasonal, Retail Sales, Holiday Forecast
Super Saturday continues to be the biggest shopping day of the year with an estimated 147.8 million U.S. consumers expected to participate, up from 134.3 million last year, according to the annual survey by NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
| Trade, Supply Chain
NRF welcomed the announcement that the United States has reached a “Phase One” trade deal with China.
| 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.