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NRF welcomed the Supreme Court's refusal to reinstate a class action lawsuit settlement that would have blocked merchants from challenging Visa and MasterCard's price-fixing of credit card swipe fees that increase prices paid by consumers.

The National Retail Federation today said it was disappointed that the House failed to vote on Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, saying the measure would take significant steps toward making health care more affordable.

According to NRF’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, spending for Easter is expected to reach $18.4 billion, a new all-time high in the survey’s 14-year history.

The two associations will combine their existing risk and safety signature events into one cross-industry gathering starting in 2018.

NRF is urging the Senate to confirm Alexander Acosta as secretary of labor, saying he would help end "ideological whims" that guided labor policy under the Obama administration.

NRF is urging the House to pass association health plan legislation, saying it would help small businesses compete with larger companies in providing employee health insurance at affordable rates.

NRF is urging the House to approve Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation and will count the issue as a key vote in its annual voting scorecard.

NRF welcomed the House Budget committee's approval of ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation, which sets the stage for a vote by the full House.

An international technology group will manage a portion of the functions previously performed by NRF's Association for Retail Technology Standards.

Imports should see double-digit year-over-year increases the next two months as a growing economy increases demand for affordable merchandise, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from NRF and Hackett Associates.