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The National Retail Federation today voiced its opposition to legislation introduced by Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., that would codify a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that out-of-state sellers can be required to collect sales tax only if they have a physical presence such as a store, warehouse or office in the buyer’s state.

The National Retail Federation today condemned a proposal by House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady to phase in a Border Adjustment Tax over five years.

The National Retail Federation today submitted comments to the United States Trade Representative outlining retail’s priorities for the negotiation of a modernized North American Free Trade Agreement.

The rate of import growth at the nation’s major retail container ports has begun to slow after double-digit surges earlier this year but volume should nonetheless hit an all-time high by the end of the summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker.

On September 26, more than 4,000 retail, e-commerce and multichannel executives will gather at Shop.org in Los Angeles Convention Center to hear remarkable stories of reinvention.

The National Retail Federation welcomed today’s announcement from the Labor Department that it would withdraw burdensome guidance issued under the Obama Administration significantly broadening the definition of a joint employer and creating seemingly limitless liability in business to business relationships.

The National Council of Chain Restaurants today released a statement from Executive Director Rob Green, following Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta’s withdrawal of the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment.

With 77 percent of consumers surveyed celebrating, total spending is expected to reach $15.5 billion. That’s the highest number in the survey’s 15-year history, topping last year’s previous record of $14.3 billion.

Retail industry employment decreased by 8,500 jobs in May from April, the National Retail Federation said today, while average hourly earnings were up 2.5 percent on a year-over-year basis, in line with growth in recent months.

NRF welcomed reports that House Republicans plan to abandon an attempt to repeal debit card swipe fee reform that has saved retailers and their customers $40 billion.