The strongincrease is put down toretailers beginning to stock up for thespring and the summer season, according to the National Retail Federation(NRF).
“Retailersare bouncing back from the annual post-holiday slowdown and getting ready forthe surge in activity that comes each year as the weather warms up,” the NRFsaid.
“Congestionhas been a problem for many ports during this slowdown, so operations will needto improve to handle the expected surge in the coming months.”
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