NRF Predicts ‘Robust’ Retail Sales in 2018

Even as retail continues to grapple with a myriad of challenges, the outlook for the year looks positive. The National Retail Federation on Thursday projected retail sales will grow between 3.8% and 4.4% over 2017. That healthy performance is expected to be fueled by a 10 percent to 12 percent acceleration in online and non-store sales,…