The National Retail Federation expects holiday retail sales to total between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion this year, the retail trade association announced Thursday. That total would be an increase of 3.8% to 4.2% over 2018’s retail sales during November and December.
The future of commerce is sitting on your counter. That’s right—Amazon Alexa, the familiar voice assistant who tells you the weather forecast, will also help you purchase a new umbrella. So is voice shopping really all hype? Not even close.