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NRF to Announce 2025 Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Results During Media Call

NRF will hold a media call on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

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November 26, 2025

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WHAT: The National Retail Federation has forecast a record 186.9 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year. NRF will hold a media call on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to release the shopping results of the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A question-and-answer session will follow.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 11 a.m. – Noon ET

WHO: NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay; NRF Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Bill Thorne; Prosper Insights & Analytics Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Phil Rist

RSVP: To RSVP and receive participant dial-in information, email [email protected].

About NRF

The National Retail Federation passionately advocates for the people, brands, policies and ideas that help retail succeed. From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., NRF empowers the industry that powers the economy. Retail is the nation’s largest private-sector employer, contributing $5.3 trillion to annual GDP and supporting more than one in four U.S. jobs — 55 million working Americans. For over a century, NRF has been a voice for every retailer and every retail job, educating, inspiring and communicating the powerful impact retail has on local communities and global economies. nrf.com

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