Nearly half of all Americans, or 48.4 percent, participated in at least one outdoor activity in 2014, equating to 141.4 million participants who went...
For the first time on record in December, monthly sales at restaurants exceeded grocery stores sales, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. This...
Retail sales in March showed improvement over the previous months as consumer spending thawed right along with the weather. The National Retail Federation today...
According to research sponsored by managed and cloud services provider EarthLink, deployment of in-store Wi-Fi had the most significant positive impact on retail sales...
In an effort to better understand and track bicycling in America, PeopleforBikes commissioned a comprehensive U.S. Bicycling Participation Benchmarking Report. Based on a survey...
Playing it safe and planning ahead, Americans plan to stash their tax refunds into savings this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual...
The National Retail Federation’s 2015 economic forecast projects retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) will increase 4.1 percent, up from...
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and The NPD Group - Sports and Leisure Trends have released NPD DecisionKey numbers for August through November 2014. Total...
According to the National Retail Federation, total holiday retail sales, which include November and December sales, increased 4 percent to $616.1 billion, which was...
Excluding automotive sales, retail spending during the Black Friday to Christmas Eve period increased an impressive 5.5 percent in 2014, according to early figures...