Top policy priorities for the retail industry

Learn more about the focus for 2025.

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Every day, we passionately stand up for the people, policies and ideas that help retail succeed.

NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay records the Retail Gets Real podcast with Bill Thorne

What’s impacting retail in 2025

NRF President & CEO Matthew Shay joined the Retail Gets Real podcast to explore the resilience of retail and the landscape, policies and trends that are shaping 2025.

Retail sales show strong year-over-year gains

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, shows shoppers spent less in January than they did during the busy holiday month before but retail sales had strong year-over-year gains nonetheless.

Tariffs and retail

NRF President & CEO Matthew Shay joined CNBC’s “Money Movers” to discuss the impact of tariffs on retail and consumers.

Southern California Disaster Relief

The devastating wildfires in Southern California are the worst natural catastrophe in our country’s history. Browse the ways you can help aid in current relief efforts.

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Highlights from Retail's Big Show

Retailer's from around the world came together in New York City for NRF 2025. View big moments and special highlights from the event.

NRF Retail Monitor Plus

The NRF Retail Monitor Plus is NRF’s latest offering from the Center for Retail & Consumer Insights, leveraging innovative and powerful new purchase data to help guide and inform our members through the ever-changing retail landscape. 

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Latest from NRF

NRF 2024 Year in Review

NRF empowered retailers in 2024 through innovative advocacy, expanded global events and unique ways of telling retail’s story.

NRF Foundation Honors Honorees

NRF Foundation Honors 2025

The 10th annual NRF Foundation Honors raised more than $2.7 million to fund the NRF Foundation’s career development programs and resources.

Retail supports more than 1 in 4 American jobs

Explore the new report, The Economic Contribution of the U.S. Retail Industry, compiled by PwC, to see a view of the retail industry by the numbers, including employment, number of retail establishments, labor income and impact on GDP across the country and in your state.

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How a retail job sets workers up for career success

From communication and problem solving to conflict resolution and time management, retail cultivates essential skills for every career path. New research from the National Retail Federation Foundation shows the average retail career move occurs every 14.5 months - and brings a 15.2% pay increase.

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