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Retail imports at near-record levels, NRF reports

November 9, 2021 by MMR Global Port Tracker, Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett, Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

WASHINGTON – Imports are expected to remain at near-record levels through the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. But bottlenecks remain a challenge. “Dockworkers are unloading ships as fast as they can, but the challenge is to move the containers out

Retail imports remain strong after record-setting fall

December 9, 2020 by MMR Ben Hackett, Hackett Associates, Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett, Jonathan Gold, National Retail Federation, NRF vice president for supply chain and customs policy Jonathan Gold, retail imports Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

WASHINGTON – Retail imports remained strong in November, even after a record-setting July-through-October period when retailers were bringing in merchandise for the holiday season. Even with most holiday merchandise already in the country, November imports remained strong at an estimated 2.07 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) – a 22.4% jump year-over-year and the fourth-busiest month