CurrentTrendsRetail Sales Are Set to Rise in 2026—But Uncertainty Still Looms By Rieva Lesonsky March 30, 2026 2 Mins read This is going to be another good year for retailers—or so says the National Retail Federation (NRF), which forecasts that retail sales… Read more
CurrentMarketingRetail’s Real Story is About What’s Happening on the Ground By Rieva Lesonsky February 19, 2026 6 Mins read At last month’s National Retail Federation (NRF) annual meeting, AI seemed to dominate the conversations. But the biggest future of retail story… Read more
CurrentTrends2024 Retail Sale Soar, Beating Expectations By Rieva Lesonsky January 27, 2025 2 Mins read Let’s start with the 2024 holiday season. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that data just released by the U.S. Census Bureau… Read more
CurrentTrendsRetail Is Roaring By Rieva Lesonsky August 14, 2023 1 Mins read Last winter, we shared the National Retail Federation’s retail sales forecast for 2023. Now Forrester just released its U.S. Online Retail Forecast,… Read more