Winter storms lead to retail sales dip in FebruaryThough weather led to consumers cutting back on spending in February, a rebound is expected to come along with increasing vaccination rates and a new round of stimulus checks. NRF reports big sales over the holidaysSales were up 8.3% between November-December, reaching $789.4 billion NRF expects bright holiday sales The holiday shopping period underway could pass last year’s sales by more than 5%, according to estimates from the association Lidl named hottest retailer of 2020 National Retail Federation, Kantar had the German retailer and growing U.S. chain top a list of 100 retailers PLMA postpones leadership conference The event, which includes the Hall of Fame ceremony, will run in conjunction with October’s Washington, D.C., conference 3 takeaways from the Big Show finale Last impressions from the final day of NRF’s Big Show in New York Innovations found at NRF’s Big Show Day 2 coverage included a visit to the conference's Innovation Lab NRF, IBM study: Consumer trust is king IBM, NRF survey in advance of the Big Show says consumers favor a trusted brand and one with purpose over cost, convenience Ahold Delhaize USA amps up convenience through frictionless shopping Called Lunchbox, retailer's services company pilots frictionless store technology that permits consumers to quickly shop a small-format store by scanning in, shopping and walking out Consumers plan to spend 4% more this holiday season More than half say they will shop online First Previous 6 7 8 9 10 Next Last
