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NRF was disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case that could have established a reasonable, nationwide standard for evaluating website accessibility claims.

NRF expects this year's holiday retail sales to increase between 3.8 percent and 4.2 percent over 2018 to a total of between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion. The numbers, which exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, compare with an average annual increase of 3.7 percent over the previous five years

Members of Generation Z influence a significant amount of household purchases and enjoy spending their own money, according to the latest issue of the Consumer View report released by the National Retail Federation.

The NRF Foundation, the Arizona Retailers Association and the Center for the Future of Arizona announced that the Foundation’s RISE Up training and credentialing program has been approved by the Arizona Department of Education for use in high schools and career-and-technical education centers throughout the state.

U.S. consumers are looking to social media for Halloween costume and decoration ideas as spending is expected to reach a near-record amount this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The National Retail Federation issued a statement of support from SVP David French in response to the Department of Labor's final rule expanding overtime pay eligibility.

Retail sales were up 0.4 percent in August from July and up 4.6 percent year-over-year, according to NRF. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports reached unusually high levels and are expected to surge again before another round of tariffs takes effect in December, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by NRF and Hackett Associates.

The National Retail Federation issued a statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay welcoming the announcement that China and the U.S. will hold high-level trade talks in October while urging the Administration to end the trade war and reach an agreement.

The National Retail Federation announced the retirement of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Carleen Kohut. After nearly 20 years of service to NRF, Kohut will retire on October 15. As part of the organization’s succession plan, NRF’s Controller Zahilys Hernandez-Perez will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Technology Jason Hoolsema will be promoted to Chief Information Officer.