A record number of consumers shopped during the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, with Black Friday remaining the most popular day, according to the National Retail Federation. The number of consumers who shopped during that holiday weekend reached 202.9 million this year,...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is challenging a New York legislative bill that targets the practice of algorithmic, personalized pricing. In early July, the NRF filed a lawsuit against the state over a bill that would establish the “Preventing Algorithmic Pricing Discrimination Act,” which mandates...
The National Retail Federation is projecting a summertime surge in U.S. import cargo. The uptick, the federation (NRF) said in a news release Monday (June 9), will happen as retailers take advantage of a 90-day reduction in tariffs imposed on China. “This is the busiest time of the year...
After a nearly $1 trillion holiday season, U.S. consumer spending shows no sign of slowing. The exact figure is $994 billion, according to recent findings from the National Retail Federation. And as the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Jan. 19), earnings from America’s largest bank...
December 04, 2024
December’s dawn brings with it a flurry of retail spending. Gift giving is top of mind, to be sure, but consumers are also treating themselves along the way as promotions and discounts are the hallmark of events like Cyber Monday. And in the wake of all that spending comes a surge, too, in returns and […]
May 23, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s proposal to lower debit interchange fee caps has drawn a flurry of responses — roughly 2,500 responses, in fact — from trade organizations representing merchants and financial...
January 24, 2024
The debate over debit card interchange fees — and the cap on those fees — looks set to rage for at least a few more months. The Federal Reserve said in...
January 15, 2024
Last year, the National Retail Federation’s annual show put the spotlight on the return of physical retail and AI. This year, it’s all about checking out how these innovations are...
August 02, 2026
Efforts by American retailers to prevent shoplifting appear to be paying off. That’s according to new research from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which finds external theft and fraud cases on the rise, even as the average number of shoplifting and merchandise theft cases declined for the first time in several years. The research, released […]
December 02, 2025
A record number of consumers shopped during the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, with Black Friday remaining the most popular day, according to the National Retail Federation....
August 05, 2025
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is challenging a New York legislative bill that targets the practice of algorithmic, personalized pricing. In early July, the NRF filed a lawsuit against the...
June 09, 2025
The National Retail Federation is projecting a summertime surge in U.S. import cargo. The uptick, the federation (NRF) said in a news release Monday (June 9), will happen as retailers take advantage of a...