{"id":4107,"date":"2022-03-17T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T22:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2022-04-19T15:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T22:16:27","slug":"state-of-retail-and-the-consumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=4107","title":{"rendered":"State of Retail and the Consumer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>View a conversation with industry experts from NRF&#8217;s annual State of Retail &amp; the Consumer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zuh5FF0RIEY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>NRF\u2019s second-annual State of Retail and the Consumer virtual event\u00a0explored the health of the American consumer and key behavior trends during and after the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zuh5FF0RIEY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video on demand<\/a> and hear from industry experts including NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., retail CEOs from major brands and market researchers.<\/p>\n<h3>Annual Sales Forecast<\/h3>\n<p>NRF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/media-center\/press-releases\/nrf-forecasts-annual-retail-sales-grow-between-6-percent-and-8-percent\">2022 annual retail sales forecast<\/a> was also announced. NRF is forecasting that retail sales will grow between 6 percent and 8 percent to more than $4.86 trillion in 2022.<\/p>\n<h3>Consumer Research<\/h3>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/research\/winning-over-aspirational-independent-voters\">latest research findings<\/a> about why politically independent consumers are important to retailers and crucial to upcoming political campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3>State of Retail and the Consumer\u00a02021<\/h3>\n<p>Take a look at last year\u2019s event <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/state-retail-and-consumer-2021\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>2022 Agenda:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I. Welcome to the State of Retail and the Consumer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matthew Shay, president and CEO, NRF<\/p>\n<p><strong>II. Panel 1 | Independent and in control: The shoppers shaping the 2022 retail and policy landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Knapp, partner, SKDK<br \/>\nSucharita Kodali, vice president and principal analyst for retail, Forrester<br \/>\nHope King, business reporter, Axios (moderator)<\/p>\n<p><strong>III. Retail sales forecast 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., chief economist, NRF<\/p>\n<p><strong>IV. Panel 2 | The endemic economy: What&#8217;s next for consumers and retail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist, Morgan Stanley<br \/>\nJoel Prakken, chief U.S. economist and co-head of U.S. economics, IHS Markit<br \/>\nJack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., chief economist, NRF (moderator)<\/p>\n<p><strong>V. Panel 3 | The path forward: How retailers are recasting customer centricity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Furner, president and CEO, Walmart U.S.<br \/>\nSharon Leite, CEO, The Vitamin Shoppe<br \/>\nMatthew Shay, president and CEO, NRF (moderator)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: nrf.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View a conversation with industry experts from NRF&#8217;s annual State of Retail &amp; the Consumer. \ufeff NRF\u2019s second-annual State of Retail and the Consumer virtual event\u00a0explored the health of the American consumer and key behavior trends during and after the pandemic. 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