U.S. specialty jewelry store sales slumped 5.8 percent year on year to $2.019 billion in March, reflecting the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Jewelry store sales during the first quarter of 2015 have fallen 5.6 percent to $6.266 ...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. Christmas-season retail sales will increase 4.1 percent year on year to approximately $619.9 million for the months of November and December 2014. The projected increase is higher ...
Tags: NRF, Christmas-season retail sales
American consumers powered through the winter weather lifting retail sales in February. According to the National Retail Federation – the world's largest retail trade association – February retail sales, which exclude ...
Tags: Retail Sales, Apparel, Building material, garden equipment
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization's February jobs report. "While there are signs of modest momentum in the economy, now is not the time ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Retail Industry
GfK Retail and Technology has released its quarterly report on the state of the electrical retailing industry in what it calls “Technical Consumer Goods (TCG), painting a mixed picture across varying segments in both the consumer ...
Tags: electrical retailing industry, Technical Consumer Goods
Severe winter weather did not dampen December retail sales as shoppers took advantage of heavy promotions and last-minute deals. According to the National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association ...
Tags: Holiday Retail, Jack Kleinhenz, NRF, more-confident consumer
FutureSource Consulting is rolling out a Worldwide Market Tracking service to track consumer electronics and appliance sellthrough on a monthly basis. By the end of 2014, Futuresource expects the system to be live across multiple CE, ...
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Retail sales increased in the month of August but came in at a much slower pace than anticipated. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world’s largest retail trade association – August retail sales ...
Tags: Sporting goods
Retail sales increased in the month of August but came in at a much slower pace than anticipated. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world's largest retail trade association – August retail sales (excluding ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
Nationwide Marketing Group has launched a revamped version of its MemberNet intranet communications tool, featuring on-demand options and other new tools for its furniture, electronics and appliance dealer members. More than a year in the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The Park wall system, along with other items from new BrandSource vendor partner Legends Furniture, brings more youthful and modern looks to the buying group's lineup. The wall retails at $999. ? A colorful Bossa Nova top-of-bed set by ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, bedding
Improved consumer confidence and spending helped drive retail sales in May. According to the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, May retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and ...
Tags: Retail Sales, Apparel
Consumers cooled spending in March as the impact of colder weather across the country and harmful fiscal policy, namely the payroll tax hike, caught up to the economy and weakened retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation, ...
Tags: Economic Policy, Retail Sales
Nationwide Marketing Group says it has partnered with Office Depot to provide a money-saving program for its members on purchases of office supplies and equipment. The program is designed to reduce the cost of office supplies and other ...
Tags: Nationwide Marketing Group, Office Depot, money-saving program
This group is part of BrandSource’s new Majestic Home exclusive upholstery line from England Home Furnishings, which will debut at the buying group’s dealer Summit this month. ANAHEIM, Calif. — The BrandSource buying ...