RETAILERS ASK CONGRESS TO PROTECT SWIPE FEE REFORM
by Stephen Garner
Apr 26, 2017
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RETAIL IMPORTS UP AS HOLIDAY SHOPPING CONTINUES
by Stephen Garner
Dec 13, 2016
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to be up 3.2 percent this month over the same time last year as stores bring in the last of the merchandise for the holiday season.
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ROBUST DEALS AND PROMOTIONS RESULTS IN STRONG WEEKEND FOR RETAILERS
by MR Magazine Staff
Nov 28, 2016
More than 154 million consumers shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, up from 151 million shoppers in 2015.
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RETAILERS TO PREPARE FOR POST-ELECTION HOLIDAY SHOPPING
by Stephen Garner
Oct 27, 2016
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.
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RETAIL SALES EXPECTED TO INCREASE 3.6 PERCENT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
by Stephen Garner
Oct 04, 2016
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.
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CARD INDUSTRY DELAYS CONTINUE TO SLOW CHIP CARD TRANSITION
by Stephen Garner
Sep 29, 2016
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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