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Ohio's Retail Voice @OhioMerchants

The leading voice for Ohio's retail & wholesale industries, the state's largest employer with one out of every four Ohio jobs.

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.@CNBC /@NRFnews: Retail Monitor Shows Sales Grew Again in May nrfcom.netlify.app/media-cen…

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Sales Grew Again in May | NRF

Retail sales rose for the eighth consecutive month in May despite high gas prices and ongoing inflation, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions.

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.@NRFnews: Retail sales grow again in May chainstoreage.com/nrf-retail…

NRF: Retail sales grow again in May

Consumers continued to show their resilience as retail sales rose for the eighth consecutive month in May despite high gas prices and ongoing inflation.

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.@CNBC/@NRFnews Retail Monitor Shows Sales Grew in April Despite High Gas Prices and Sustained Inflation nrf.com/media-center/press-r…

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Sales Grew in April Despite High Gas Prices and Sustained Inflation |...

Retail sales rose for the seventh consecutive month in April even as gas prices rose and inflation remained stubborn, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions.

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.@Walmart announces remodels for 18 stores across Ohio, including Greater Cincinnati. Here's where wlwt.com/article/walmart-ohi…

Walmart announces remodels for 18 stores across Ohio, including Greater Cincinnati. Here's where

Changes are coming to six Greater Cincinnati Walmart locations this year.

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Familiarity and Community Driving C-Store Loyalty storebrands.com/familiarity-…

Familiarity and Community Driving C-Store Loyalty

A new consumer survey reveals that the most frequent c-store shopper is driven by something other than price

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Next-Gen Grocery Store Design: Balancing Automation With the Human Touch | Progressive Grocer progressivegrocer.com/next-g… @pgrocer

Next-Gen Grocery Store Design: Balancing Automation With the Human Touch

How architects are reimagining the stores of tomorrow

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Nation's largest retail group forecasts 4.4% gain in retail sales for this year despite volatility apnews.com/article/nrf-retai…

Nation's largest retail group forecasts 4.4% gain in retail sales for this year despite volatility

The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a faster clip this year than last year, citing consumers’ resilience despite...

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How AI is disrupting every stage of the customer journey: @NRFnews 2026: Jason ‘@retailgeek’ Goldberg on the rise of the AI-native consumer nrf.com/blog/how-ai-is-disru…

How AI is disrupting every stage of the customer journey | NRF

NRF 2026: Jason ‘Retailgeek’ Goldberg on the rise of the AI-native consumer

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10 trends and predictions for retail in 2026 nrf.com/blog/10-trends-and-p… @NRFnews

10 trends and predictions for retail in 2026 | NRF

Understand your customers and their priorities to create journeys that resonate

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Fashion and beauty brands are expanding their partnerships with female college athletes modernretail.co/marketing/fa… @modernretail

Fashion and beauty brands are expanding their partnerships with female college athletes

Brands in the beauty and fashion space are extending NIL deals beyond one-off posts with female college athletes.

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Fast casual finds a bright spot among business diners nrn.com/fast-casual/fast-cas…

Fast casual finds a bright spot among business diners

The restaurant category experienced the strongest sales growth among these diners this year, driven in large part by catering

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Hidden Histories: How an Ohio dept. store leader influenced Black Friday shopping abc6onyourside.com/news/loca…

Hidden Histories: How an Ohio dept. store leader influenced Black Friday shopping

Every year, millions of Americans rush into stores the day after Thanksgiving in search of deals, a phenomenon with roots tracing back to Columbus.

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Forecast shows shoppers will bring festive holiday season to Ohio's retailers statenews.org/government-pol…

Forecast shows shoppers will bring festive holiday season to Ohio's retailers

Though there are some concerns about the economy, Ohio’s retailers are still expecting a good holiday season this year.

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The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants is forecasting retail holiday sales to increase 3.1%, to $32 Billion. The growth is attributed to strong job and wage growth. See the complete 2025 Ohio Holiday Sales Forecast Report here: ocrm.net/2025-ohio-holiday-s…
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Gen Z’s Surprising Love Affair with the Mall advertisingweek.com/gen-zs-s…
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NRF | @NRFnews expects robust spending during the holiday season nrf.com/blog/nrf-expects-rob…

NRF expects robust spending during the holiday season | NRF

Retail Economic Perspective: Consumer spending remains a bright spot in a stop-start economy

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Thank you to our members, partners, sponsors, and guests for attending our 103rd Annual Meeting.  A special note of gratitude to Dr. @LyleUngar, Professor of Computer and Information Science at the @Penn, who delivered our keynote address about the uses of AI.
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NRF: Retail sales rise in October as consumer spending remains ‘solid’ chainstoreage.com/nrf-retail…

NRF: Retail sales rise in October as consumer spending remains ‘solid’

Retail sales bounced back in October with both monthly and year-over-year gains as consumers geared up for the holiday season.

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