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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Consumer Trends

Consumer View

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NRF’s Consumer View is a quarterly look at what shapes retail.

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Insights

Holiday and Seasonal Trends

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NRF conducts consumers surveys to see how Americans will spend and celebrate throughout the year.

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Retail Technology

The coming AI revolution in retail and consumer products

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How companies are thinking about implementing intelligent automation in their businesses.

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All NRF Original Research

Monthly Economic Review: November 2018

From jobs to GDP, the economy continues to grow.

2018 Organized Retail Crime Survey

ORC continues to pose a serious threat, costing retailers $777,877 per $1 billion dollars in sales.

State of Retail Payments

A biennial study by the NRF and Forrester that profiles US enterprise retailers’ views and decisions about payments.

NRF Crowd Management Guidelines

Use the reminders and tips to address potential risks during the holiday season and beyond.

Multiple offender crimes and criminal flash mobs

Criminal flash mobs cause sudden crowding in areas within stores and malls.

NRF’s Active Shooter Guidelines

NRF's 2014 Active Shooter Guidelines provide members and the retail industry with the most up-to-date information about emergency response protocols.

Personal Safety

This report offers simple practices and procedures you can perform as an employee to make your work environment safer.

Monthly Economic Review: October 2018

The numbers over the last few months have been positive, and the steady momentum of the economy should bring retailers a strong holiday season. NRF expects holiday sales to increase between 4.3 and 4.8 percent over 2017 for a total of $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion.

Monthly Economic Review: September 2018

The U.S. economy continues to maintain solid momentum. Second-quarter gross domestic product growth of 4.2 percent year-over-year was the strongest in almost four years.

2018 Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey

The Mercer 2018 U.S. Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey provides compensation data, extensive HR and industry practices information, and benefit plan features for all merchandise categories including specialty retailers.