NRF Research

NRF produces research throughout the year responding to trends, consumer sentiment and economic forces.
2019 Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey

Every year, Mercer and NRF team up to collect data from hundreds of retailers and millions of employees to provide insights into compensation, turnover, incentive structures, benefits packages, demographics and more.

Retailers use the data to view compensation trends and evaluate their benefits compared with competitors.

 
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All NRF Original Research

National Retail Security Survey 2019
The 2019 report of the annual National Retail Security Survey looks at compelling statistics on inventory loss, its financial impact and strategies for fighting fraud.
Monthly Economic Review: June 2019
Out of the frying pan and into the fire? While the full effects of China tariffs are hard to measure given all the moving parts, the longer this continues the higher the costs are to U.S. households.
From Cashier to CTO
How retail skills and background can help technology workers advance into managerial positions.
Monthly Economic Review: May 2019
Economy shakes off a tumultuous winter with spring growth.
Monthly Economic Review: April 2019
Economy continues to grow but at a slower pace.
2019 Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey
The Mercer 2019 U.S. Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey provides insights into compensation, turnover, incentive structures, benefits packages, demographics and dozens of other data points.
The State of Retailing Online 2019
Metrics from the previous year and retailers’ key priorities, investments and challenges for this year.
Monthly Economic Review: February-March 2019
December retail sales were disappointing, but are the estimates believable?
Monthly Economic Review: January 2019
Moving forward with limited visibility on the economy.
Consumer View Winter 2019
How retailers’ strategies around technology, fulfillment and store experience played out over the past year.