NRF estimates retailers will hire between 530,000 and 590,000 temporary workers this year. Last holiday season, 554,000 temporary workers were hired. Dive Insight: ...

NRF expects holiday sales to rise as much as 3.5%, ... The NRF acknowledged that, especially in a year with a short season — there are just 26 days between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, ...

Despite recent hurricane impacts, the economy generally remains strong, with consumer spending driving growth in the 2024 winter holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Retail Federation (NRF) has teamed up again with Prosper Insights & Analytics to find out the top items consumers are shopping for throughout this year’s holiday season ...

The NRF has also maintained its projection that retail sales for the November-December holiday period will see an increase of 2.5% to 3.5% compared to the previous year.

Despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Retail Federation is now saying that 2021 holiday sales increases could actually beat original forecasts.

Jack Kleinhenz, Chief Economist at the National Retail Federation (NRF), remarked, “Even though the traditional kick-off to the holiday season started with Black Friday, this holiday shopping ...

NRF stated that a record year could be on tap for 2021 holiday retail sales ... Retailers have been planning for this year’s holiday shopping season more robustly than ever, according to Shay, for ...

Health and personal care stores were up 1.6% month over month seasonally adjusted and up 9.15% year over year unadjusted, per CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor.