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Washington—While the National Retail Federation today announced that holiday sales had “solid growth” the 3% increase ($626.1 billion) failed to meet the NRF’s projection for 3.7% growth. Non-store (online) holiday sales grew 9% to $105 billion. According to the National Retail Federation, December retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, decreased 0.2% seasonally adjusted from […]

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Bentonville, AR—Walmart today revealed it plans to close 269 stores internationally (154 in the USA) and end its smallest store format. As a result, the restructuring will affect some 16,000 employees. Most of the affected stores in the United States are within 10 miles of another Walmart. The company said affected employees will receive priority […]

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Washington–Following up on last fall’s successful campaign to include ports performance statistics program in the federal long-term surface transportation bill, NRF led a coalition of more than 100 groups in sending specific recommendations to the Department of Transportation on Thursday. “Having efficient, modern ports is important for the free flow of international trade, both imports […]

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