RETAIL IMPORTS UP AS HOLIDAY SHOPPING CONTINUES
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FORMER MACY’S CMO MARTINE REARDON JOINS NRF AS SENIOR ADVISER
Reardon returns to the retail industry as the National Retail Federation’s newest senior adviser for retail and marketing strategies.
Read MoreBLACK FRIDAY TO REMAIN BUSIEST SHOPPING DAY AS MILLIONS OF AMERIC...
A new survey from the NRF says that Black Friday will remain the busiest day of the holiday weekend with 74 percent planning to shop that day, the same as in 2015.
Read MoreRETAILERS TO PREPARE FOR POST-ELECTION HOLIDAY SHOPPING
With the election falling in the middle of holiday shopping, as of mid-October many U.S. consumers say they will have a more conservative holiday spending budget this year.
Read MoreRETAIL SALES EXPECTED TO INCREASE 3.6 PERCENT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
The National Retail Federation announced today it expects sales in November and December to increase a solid 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion — significantly higher than the 10-year average.
Read MoreCARD INDUSTRY DELAYS CONTINUE TO SLOW CHIP CARD TRANSITION
A recent NRF survey of members found that 86 percent of retailers plan to have the new Europay MasterCard Visa chip card technology fully implemented by the end of 2016.
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