Economy Retailers respond to 2019 State of the Union address Retailers respond to the 2019 State of the Union address Learn more
Economy NRF says ‘state of the economy is sound’ and forecasts retail sales will grow between 3.8 and 4.4 percent NRF says consumer spending will be boosted by increased employment and higher wages. Learn more
November retail sales increase 5 percent over 2017, putting holiday spending on track to meet NRF forecast November retail sales were up 0.7 percent from October and 5 percent year over year, on track with NRF's forecast. Learn more
Employment Retail jobs grew 18,600 in November, accounted for 12 percent of nationwide job growth Retail employment in November grew by 18,600 jobs from October Learn more
October retail sales increased 5.6 percent over last year October retail sales increased 5.6 percent over last year Learn more