FedEx Dataworks and Dun & Bradstreet announced a partnership to launch the Retail Momentum Index, a new analytics platform that blends FedEx’s surface and air shipping data with Dun & Bradstreet’s commercial and maritime intelligence to provide near‑real‑time visibility into U.S. retail supply and demand.
The index combines shipping volumes, container delays, and business‑entity characteristics to generate early signals of retail momentum. Early data from the platform show that Q4 2025 year‑over‑year momentum improved to –10.3% from –21.0% in Q4 2024, and that credit health for U.S. retailers has strengthened following three Fed rate cuts in 2025.
Strategically, the partnership expands FedEx’s Dataworks portfolio beyond logistics into economic intelligence, creating a new revenue stream and opening cross‑sell opportunities to FedEx’s existing logistics customers. For Dun & Bradstreet, the collaboration provides access to FedEx’s vast shipping data, enhancing its data‑driven insights and positioning both companies as leaders in supply‑chain analytics.
Early insights from the index suggest that retail activity remained soft through the 2025 holiday season but is showing signs of stabilization, while policy uncertainty and tariff expansions in April 2025 weighed on performance. The improved credit health signals resilience among U.S. retailers, underscoring the value of the index’s real‑time data for businesses seeking to anticipate market shifts.
Tony Kreager, enterprise vice president of information technology and chief engineering and commercial officer at FedEx Dataworks, said the partnership “pairs physical movement data with rich business context, creating intelligence that reflects how the economy is actually moving—not how it looked weeks ago.” The announcement aligns with FedEx’s broader transformation toward a data‑driven logistics platform and highlights the company’s focus on leveraging technology to generate new revenue streams.
The Retail Momentum Index positions FedEx and Dun & Bradstreet as key players in economic forecasting, offering businesses a leading indicator that can detect inflection points before they appear in traditional government reports. The partnership is expected to strengthen FedEx’s competitive position and open new avenues for cross‑sell and enterprise growth.
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