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Better and Company offers gifts and support for cancer fighters

This maker and retailer supports cancer fighters, caregivers and survivors with its products. Jessica Walker founded Better and Company, an online maker and retailer, in 2018 after her husband received a cancer diagnosis. "I noticed there were... more »

NRF revises retail growth forecast

The National Retail Federation (NRF) issued its revised annual forecast for 2021, anticipating that retail sales will now grow between 10.5% and 13.5% to more than $4.44 trillion this year as the economy accelerates its... more »

NRF reports retail container ports had the busiest April on record

Imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports saw their busiest April on record and May could turn out to have set a new all-time record as vaccines allowed consumers to return to normal shopping... more »

NRF welcomes EEOC vaccination guidance

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Edwin Egee, vice president of government relations and workforce development, in response to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission releasing updated COVID-19 vaccination guidance. “Retailers have consistently... more »

IMC welcomes Bill Furlong as CEO of Juniper

International Market Centers (IMC), a Blackstone portfolio company, announced that William B. (Bill) Furlong will join the company effective June 1 in a newly created position as Chief Executive Officer of Juniper, IMC’s new fully... more »

USPS seeks postage rate increases

The USPS has announced proposed postage rate increases in accordance with Postal Regulatory rules. Under these proposed price changes, the First-Class Forever Stamp price would increase from 55 cents to 58 cents effective Aug. 29,... more »

FarmHouse Fresh and Vera Bradley partner to offer products in goodMRKT

Natural skincare company FarmHouse Fresh announces its relationship with Vera Bradley’s new concept store goodMRKT, a curation of socially responsible retailers. Marking an important moment for conscious consumerism, FarmHouse Fresh’s mission is to ethically and... more »

NRF expects consumers to spend big for Father’s Day

U.S. consumers are expected to spend more than $20.1 billion on gifts and other items for Father’s Day this year, a record high, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey conducted by Prosper... more »