Retail Imports Gain Steam in July
Retail import volumes at U.S. container ports were down 12% year-over-year to 1.91 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, but up 4% from Jun., according the NRF and Hackett Associates’ Global Port Tracker. The recent ratification of the West Coast port labor agreement between the ILWU and PMA and the minimal impact of the Panama Canal restrictions due to drought have given retailers cause for optimism heading into ... Log in to view full article.