National Retail Federation

eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
eGrocery Expands in the UK Even as Basket Sizes Shrink
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

This week in grocery, Ocado sees consumers cutting items from their list as competitors digitize. United Kingdom online grocer Ocado Retail, a joint venture between...

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Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
Holiday Shopping Numbers Fall Short of NRF Forecast
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation says 2022 holiday sales grew 5.3%, missing an earlier forecast. That was due to ongoing inflation and steep interest rates, the...

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Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
January 18, 2023  |  Retail

Officially it’s called Retail’s Big Show, but NRF 2023 was also about Retail’s Big Tech. As in, the retail industry’s increasing embrace of Big Tech...

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NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) 2023 Retail’s Big Show starting Sunday (Jan. 15) is hyper-focused on in-store experiences. That’s not to say that eCommerce won’t...

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Cyber Five Drew 9% More Shoppers Than Last Year 
Cyber Five Drew 9% More Shoppers Than Last Year 
November 29, 2022  |  Retail

A record number of Americans shopped during Cyber Five.  During the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, 196.7 million Americans shopped in stores...

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US Retailers Increase In-Store Security Measures
US Retailers Increase In-Store Security Measures
November 23, 2022  |  Retail

Facing brazen and widely reported thefts, retailers are deploying a variety of new deterrents while also balancing these measures with the need to maintain an...

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Halloween Spending Expected to Scare up Record Sales
Halloween Spending Expected to Scare up Record Sales
September 19, 2022  |  Retail

Inflation can’t scare off Halloween, with spending on candy, decorations, costumes and accessories expected to reach a record $10.6 billion, topping last year’s high of...

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5 Reasons Why ‘Friendly Fraud’ Is Far From Friendly
5 Reasons Why ‘Friendly Fraud’ Is Far From Friendly
July 12, 2022  |  Today In Data

The term “friendly fraud” sounds like an oxymoron, but in truth, there’s nothing friendly about it. It’s what happens when a consumer purposely makes a...

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Mother’s Day 2022 Adds NFTs, Crypto to Flowers, Dinners and Cards as Big as Billboards
Mother’s Day 2022 Adds NFTs, Crypto to Flowers, Dinners and Cards as Big as Billboards
May 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

How much do you love your mom? Asked that question and most of us say something sentimental like “infinity,” but the National Retail Federation (NRF)...

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