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Watch the event from March 20, 2024
NRF’s State of Retail & the Consumer explored the health of American consumers and the retail industry with leaders including Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner, NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., and economic and consumer experts.
Explore the new report, The Economic Contribution of the U.S. Retail Industry, compiled by PwC, to see a view of the retail industry by the numbers, including employment, number of retail establishments, labor income and impact on GDP across the country and in your state.
A majority of Americans (81%) plan to celebrate the holiday in 2024. They plan to spend an average of $177.06 per person, the third highest per-person spend in the survey’s history, after $192.01 last year and $179.70 in 2021.
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The NRF Foundation Honors took place January 14 in NYC to celebrate industry leaders, award student scholarships and showcase retail as an industry with unlimited opportunity. The event raised more than $3 million to fund the NRF Foundation’s career development programs and resources.
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