There are lots of reasons to look back at 2009 from an economic point of view and cringe. Unemployment was up, consumer confidence was down and many Americans found themselves devising new ways simply to get by. Despite all of that though, e-commerce overcame a recession that dragged down the rest of the retail industry [...]
Posts Tagged ‘National Retail Federation’
Forrester Research Report Paints Rosy Outlook for the Future of E-commerce
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged 2009 online spending, 2010 online spending, e-commerce industry forecasting, Forrester Research, National Retail Federation, online shopping data, U.S. Online Retail Forecast 2009 to 2014 on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NRF Predicting a Solid 2010 for Retailer Sales
Posted in Ecommerce, tagged 2010 economic indicators, National Retail Federation, NRF, online shopping outlets, retail sales projections for 2010 on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re only a few weeks into 2010, but the retail industry’s flag waver in Washington is forecasting that the industry will see a healthy dose of growth this year, an optimistic outlook given that many economic measurements continue to grow at a snail’s pace, at best. The National Retail Federation (NRF) is predicting a 2.5 [...]
The Online Sales Tax Debate
Posted in Online Shopping, tagged National Retail Federation, online sales tax, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, tax on March 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The absence of state sales taxes has always been one of the clearest benefits to online shopping and a huge reason for the steady growth of internet purchases year after year. While this system is widely loved by consumers, it is equally loathed by traditional brick and mortar retailers who feel it is unfair to [...]



