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| Careers & Leadership, Marketing
National Retail Federation partners with former Macy’s CMO Martine Reardon
The National Retail Federation announced that Martine Reardon, former Chief Marketing Officer for Macy's, has partnered with NRF to serve as a Senior Advisor for Retail and Marketing Strategies.
Marketing and Advertising, Marketing
| Consumer Trends, Holidays & Seasonal, Winter Holidays
137.4M consumers plan to shop Thanksgiving weekend
59 percent of Americans – an estimated 137.4 million people – plan to or are considering shopping during Thanksgiving weekend, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Consumer Trends
| Economy, Workforce
Retailers welcome defeat of Labor Department’s speech-chilling ‘persuader’ rule
The National Retail Federation welcomed a permanent injunction issued today by a federal judge declaring the Labor Department’s “persuader rule” limiting employers’ use of outside legal counsel or consultants to fight union organizing to be unlawful.
Labor Department, Unions, Labor relations, Public Policy
| Economy
Federal Reserve says Visa violates law by steering debit card transactions to its own network
NRF has called on Visa to stop usingEMV technology to steer debit card transactions to its own processing network, a practice the Federal Reserve says violates merchants' legal right to competition over who will process the transactions.
Visa, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, EMV Cards, Chip Cards, Chip and Signature, Chip and PIN, PIN, Public Policy
| Economy
RLC and NRF ask full Appeals Court to hear case on American Express credit card fees
NRF and the Retail Litigation Center have asked a federal appeals court to take up a lawsuit over American Express rules that keep retailers from encouraging customers to use other cards with lower processing fees.
Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Interchange, Swipe Fees, American Express, Public Policy
| Economy
Retailers ready to work with new President, Congress
National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay congratulated the winners of today’s federal elections and pledged to work with President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress on a pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda.
Election, Tax Reform, Infrastructure, Public Policy
| Economy, Supply Chain, Trade, Port Tracker
Retail imports up as holiday shoppers head to stores
With the holiday shopping season officially under way, imports are expected to be up 4.4 percent in November over the same time last year, according to NRF's Global Port Tracker report.
Global Port Tracker, Ports, Imports, International trade, Holiday sales, Cargo Containers, Import Cargo Volume, Supply Chain
| Careers & Leadership, Talent Development, Leadership
CEOs, designers and influencers in fashion and technology to back NRF Foundation fundraiser
The NRF Foundation today announced the names of several industry insiders, retail CEOs and business partners who will serve as host committee members for the Foundation’s second annual Gala. The NRF Foundation is the non-profit division of the National Retail Federation. On Sunday, January 16 at Pier Sixty in New York City the Gala will bring together the next generation of retail talent, hundreds of the industry’s most illustrious leaders, and honorees onThe Listof People Shaping Retail’s Future.
Retail Trends
| Consumer Trends, Holidays & Seasonal, Winter Holidays
Retailers to prepare for post-election holiday shopping
According to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer spending survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, consumers plan to spend an average of $935.58 during the holiday shopping season.
Consumer Trends
| Loss Prevention, Organized Crime
Retailers see increase in organized retail crime
According to the National Retail Federation’s 12th annual Organized Retail Crime Survey, which polled 59 senior retail loss prevention executives, 100 retailers surveyed report that they have been a victim of ORC in the past year, up from 97 percent who said so last year.
Loss Prevention