Topic: The National Retail Federation
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales should rise 2.5 percent this year, signaling that store chains have made it through the worst of the downturn as improvements in the housing and job markets bolster shoppers' confidence, a trade group forecast on ...
MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers performed better during the holiday shopping season this year than in historically dismal 2008, in line with lowered expectations, according to data released on Monday. Activity tracked by SpendingPulse, a unit of MasterCard Advisors, showed retail sales ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The holiday shopping that consumers have completed so far this season is at a five-year low, according to a new survey, raising the stakes for retailers in their last major push to capture sales this year. Consumers on ...
Shoppers are expected to come out in force but cling a bit tighter to their wallets for the kickoff of the holiday gift-giving season this weekend, new surveys showed Tuesday. The National Retail Federation said it expects 134 million people to be ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Up to 134 million U.S. consumers may shop for holiday gifts this Thanksgiving weekend, although most will check the bargains before venturing out, according to a survey released on Tuesday. The poll by the National Retail Federation on ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even more bargain-hungry customers cross their thresholds. Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, ...
US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season. Merchants are furiously working to ramp up consumer interest ahead of "Black Friday," on November 27, the day after ...
Forrester projects 8 pct increase in online holiday sales as shoppers turn to Web for dealsForrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the ...
ShopperTrak forecasts slight increase in holiday sales, but predicts a decline in foot trafficShopperTrak, a retail research firm, predicted Tuesday that total holiday sales will rise 1.6 percent compared with a year ago, which would be good news for retailers compared with ...
A major retail group Tuesday predicted a one percent drop in US holiday sales in the upcoming season amid consumer uncertainty over job security and housing values. The National Retail Federation projected holiday retail industry sales to decline to 437.6 billion dollars ...
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