WASHINGTON 鈥� More than half (55%) of back-to-school and college shoppers have already begun buying items for the upcoming school year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
WASHINGTON 鈥� Retail sales showed moderate growth in June amid a still solid economy and near-zero inflation for retail goods, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released Friday by the National Retail Federation.
WASHINGTON 鈥� The National Retail Federation on Wednesday released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers,聽compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and consultancy company. The 2024 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry鈥檚 largest companies according to domestic sales.
Stores remain the preferred destination for back-to-school shopping, according to Sensormatic Solutions鈥� 2024 U.S. Back-to-School Consumer Sentiment Survey, which found that 74% of consumers plan to conduct their back-to-school shopping in-store.
Store brands reached all-time highs in both unit and dollar share during the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period a year ago, according to new Circana sales data provided exclusively to PLMA. Unit market share was 22.9% and dollar market share was 20.4%, as of聽June 16. 鈥淭hese record
WASHINGTON 鈥� As inflation continues to ease and the Federal Reserve ponders when to lower interest rates, the nation is in a 鈥渃ritical moment鈥� of waiting to see what will happen next, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Retailers are planning to open more stores than they close this year, according to a mid-year tally by Coresight Research. The firm noted on July 4 that planned and announced retail store openings for 2024聽 total more than 4,200.
Last week a U.S. bankruptcy judge approved Rite Aid鈥檚 restructuring plan, allowing the pharmacy chain to trim down its debt by $2 billion and give control to a group of lenders. U.S.
This week, McKesson Corp., Health Mart, and Health Mart Atlas welcomed nearly 2,700 attendees including independent pharmacies at the 2024 McKesson ideaShare conference in New Orleans.
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In May 2024, U.S. retail sales, including both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), changed very little compared to last year鈥檚 performance.
Kroger Co. posted first-quarter earnings that topped expectations.
The NACDS Total Store Expo is one of the most eagerly awaited events on the retail industry鈥檚 calendar 鈥� and this year鈥檚 show is set to reinforce that status.
WASHINGTON 鈥� Retail sales jumped significantly in May, showing strong increases both month over month and year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation.
WASHINGTON 鈥� NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz says shoppers are still spending money in retail stores even as smaller wage gains and high interest rates slow consumer spending growth. 鈥淯.S.
WASHINGTON 鈥� Father鈥檚 Day spending is expected to reach $22.4 billion this year, according to the annual survey聽released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This is the second-highest figure in the survey鈥檚 history and on par with last year鈥檚 record of $22.
