VMS

JANUARY 14, 2022

Consumers were backed by strong wages and record savings and began their shopping earlier this year than ever before. Even though many consumers began shopping in October, this was the strongest November and December we’ve ever seen. Sporting goods stores, up 20.9 General merchandise stores, up 15.2

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Mass Relators

JULY 18, 2023

Back-to-class spending is one of the most important shopping occasions of the year, and NRF’s consumer research shows that back-to-school and college spending is expected to set new records. Electronics and appliance stores were up 1.1% General merchandise stores were down 0.1% Grocery and beverage stores were down 0.7%

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – November retail sales were down from October, when inflation worries prompted a surge of early holiday shopping. Consumers have been shifting back to in-store shopping for a more traditional holiday shopping experience, and we expect record participation for this year’s Super Saturday shopping weekend.”.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“We expect demand will remain strong through December, even though consumers started holiday shopping earlier than ever this year. Consumers continued spending in November, building on momentum from strong early holiday shopping in October and setting the stage for a bright holiday season,” NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2023

“These results reflect both slower economic activity and lower prices because of easing inflation – which means fewer dollars spent even if consumers buy the same number of goods – but there is still a lot of spending in the economy. Keep in mind that households tend to shop less during the post-holiday season.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2022

Consumers are adapting and shopping smarter for themselves and their families. Clothing and clothing accessory stores were up 2.6% Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 0.7% General merchandise stores were up 5.4% Building materials and garden supply stores were up 0.5% unadjusted year over year.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

WASHINGTON – The omicron variant, inflation and bad weather in much of the country were not enough to stop consumers from shopping in January, the National Retail Federation reported on Wednesday. Grocery and beverage stores were up 1.1% General merchandise stores were up 3.6% unadjusted year-over-year.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 15, 2021

“Today’s data confirms reports that people are going out and spending and that in-store traffic has picked up,” NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said. After a disappointing February, there was a perfect alignment of factors supporting a surge in shopping in March. Sporting goods stores were up 23.5%

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 20, 2021

Isn’t that much different than the the bigger store formats we’ve already seen Amazon starting to experiment with so I guess I’m just saying. Even though they generally got a covid boost so. That that is pretty interesting and then the thing that I most look at specifically related to covid is.

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