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The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Stephanie Martz after joining a coalition of employer associations in suing Connecticut over its newly passed restrictions on employer speech.

Neiman Marcus Group CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck and Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya will each headline keynote sessions at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show. The 113th annual convention will be held in New York City Jan. 15-17 and is expected to draw more than 35,000 retailers, vendors and industry experts from around the world.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from NRF Senior Vice President of Government Relations David French regarding the House introduction of the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act. 

Retail sales remained strong on a monthly basis and saw another year-over-year gain in September despite an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and continuing inflation.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President of Government Relations David French regarding the new proposed rule from the Department of Labor on independent contractor status.

Imports at the nation’s major container ports are expected to fall to their lowest level in nearly two years by the end of 2022 even though retail sales continue to grow, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates

The National Retail Federation welcomed the White House’s announcement today of an executive order that lays the groundwork to reinstate the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. The announcement advances the agreement in principle reached between the United States and European Union in March of this year.

The National Retail Federation today presented Vermont Congressman Peter Welch with the association’s “Champion of Main Street” award during a ceremony with the Vermont Retail & Grocers Association.

NRF welcomed the Federal Reserve’s approval of regulations that clarify that banks and credit card networks are legally required to give retailers a choice between two unaffiliated networks over which to route debit card transactions regardless of whether purchases take place in-store or online.

Consumers remain worried about high inflation and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes intended to bring inflation under control, but neither has stopped them from spending, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz says.