Public Policy News

NRF announced today that it will formally oppose a proposed settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard, and urged retailers to carefully consider their own decisions before next week’s deadline set by the court.

The North American Bangladesh Worker Safety Working Group, a collaboration of five U.S. and Canadian apparel and retail trade associations, today reinforced its commitment to improving worker safety in Bangladesh and outlined a broad set of proposals to further that goal.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President David French on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit’s 2-1 decision invalidating President Obama’s “recess” appointments to the National Labor Relations Board:

Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.3 percent in May over the same month last year but growth could trickle to a standstill by the end of the summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

The National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association – today distributed a letter to members of the U.S. Senate urging them to support local retailers and small business owners by approving S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act, which is scheduled for a Senate vote on Monday evening. In the letter, NRF labeled votes on the Marketplace Fairness Act as key votes.

A new study commissioned by the National Retail Federation and other trade associations shows that imported merchandise has considerably lowered the price of consumer goods for American families while creating millions of jobs for American workers.

The National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association – today issued the following statement from NRF Chairman of the Board Stephen I. Sadove of Saks Incorporated and NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay on the Senate passage of S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act:

The National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association – today issued the following statement from NRF Chairman of the Board Stephen I. Sadove of Saks Incorporated and NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay on the Senate passage of S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act:

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz on the April employment numbers:

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the U.S. Senate vote to proceed with debate on S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act:

The National Retail Federation today distributed a letter to members of the U.S. Senate informing them of NRF’s decision to key vote the series of anticipated votes on S. 743, the Marketplace Fairness Act. Specifically, NRF will key vote the vote to invoke cloture on the motion, which is expected Monday evening and reserves the right to key vote amendments to the Marketplace Fairness Act as well as final passage.

The National Retail Federation today sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives to express its support for H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act, which is expected to come to the House floor for a full vote later this week.

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement today from Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold on the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) vote approving a new, long-term master labor contract covering port terminal operations along the East and Gulf Coast ports:

With Customs officials saying they hope to minimize the impact of federal spending cuts on cargo processing, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.7 percent in April over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay on the March labor figures: “Today’s economic numbers on jobs and unemployment are disappointing, at best. "

The National Retail Federation today released the following statement from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay in support of the Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act:

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.3 percent in March over the same month last year despite federal spending cuts that could slow down cargo processing, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates.

NRF welcomed introduction of House and Senate legislation that would repeal the employer mandate provision of the health care reform law scheduled to take effect next year.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statements from Chairman of the Board Stephen I. Sadove and President and CEO Matthew Shay on the retirement of David F. Vite as president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association: