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National Retail Federation Projects Modest Growth for 2025

April 7, 2025

NRF projects 2.7-3.7% retail growth for 2025, reaching $5.45 trillion despite economic uncertainty. As consumers remain value-focused with what NRF's Kleinhenz calls "intact fundamentals," flooring retailers must navigate changing spending priorities.

NRF Reports Rise in Sales Amid Controlling Inflation

May 18, 2023

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Retail sales bounced back in April, showing both month-over-month and year-over-year growth while facing the challenges of bringing inflation under control, the National Retail Federation said today.

Trade War Could Become a Turning Point in Confidence

July 6, 2018

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Retail industry employment in June increased by 50,200 jobs unadjusted over the same time last year.

Tariffs Could Harm U.S. Economy

May 21, 2018

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The National Retail Federation and more than 100 other associations submitted comments to U.S. Trade Representative outlining how the administration’s proposed tariffs would harm the U.S. economy.

Retail Job Numbers Indicate Growing Economy

April 12, 2018

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Retail industry employment fell by 6,400 jobs seasonally adjusted in March but showed an increase of 30,800 unadjusted year-over-year.

Imports Increasing But Threatened by Growing Trade War

April 10, 2018

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Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to grow a healthy 5.8% year-over-year this month.

February Retail Sales Increase 4.4% Over Last Year

March 20, 2018

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February retail sales increased 0.3% seasonally adjusted over January and 4.4% year-over-year as the economy continued to grow.

NRF Releases 2018 Economic Forecast

February 14, 2018

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The National Retail Federation released its 2018 economic forecast, projecting that retail industry sales will grow between 3.8-4.4% over last year.

Retail Store Openings Increase in 2017

As the “retail apocalypse” canard continues to grab the odd headline in the media, the data and the facts are consistently telling us quite a different story.

Mark Mathews

December 27, 2017

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The most recent retail sales figures released by the Census Bureau were up a robust 4.2% year-on-year in July. Every month this year has seen a steady increase in sales over the same period last year.