The National Retail Federation released a survey reporting that total spending will reach $12.5 billion. Nearly one-quarter of smartphone users will research products and compare gift prices on their smartphone, and 30.6% of tablet owners will do the same.
For years, when it came to which countries were at a similar stage of advanced and growing economic development, retailers have had their eyes on Brazil, Russia, India and China, affectionately known as BRIC. However, during this week’s National Retail Federation’s conference, the new buzzword was Latin America.
A new IBM study of more than 30,000 global consumers released at the 2014 National Retail Federation convention found consumers are willing to share their personal information with retailers, particularly if they get good value in exchange.
Although the press was not allowed to attend the National Retail Federation’s Big Show in New York City keynote session with former President George W. Bush, it didn’t stop attendees from tweeting the action live. Here are just a few of the recaps:
The True Simplification of Taxation, also known as TruST, is asking millions of catalog shoppers to let the House Judiciary Committee know how the passing of the Marketplace Fairness Act could affect them as shoppers.
The National Retail Federation has released a short video featuring small retailers from across the country expressing the online disparity between Main Street retailers and internet retailers, along with the “urgent” need for Congress to address the Marketplace Fairness Act.
The back-to-school season might have helped boost retail sales, according to the National Retail Federation, as clothing, sporting goods, and books saw an increase in July.
Merchants are in the midst of the back-to-school rush and are finding various ways to promote this busy time of the year.
Even though a majority of merchants already have their back-to-school game plan in place, it’s still not too late to make the most out of the $72.5 billion shopping season.
It’s that time of year again, back-to-school, and according to the National Retail Federation families with school-age children will spend less this year.