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NRF now expects 2018 retail sales to increase by 4.5 percent over 2017 rather than the 3.8 to 4.4 percent forecast earlier this year. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.

With retail sales rising and retailers rushing to bring merchandise into the country ahead of proposed new tariffs on products from China, imports at the nation's major retail container ports have set two new records this summer and are expected to set another this month, according to NRF's Global Port Tracker report.

NRF says the final list of $16 billion in goods from China subject to a 25 percent tariff is "just another step toward thowing away the benefits of tax reform."

The National Retail Federation today issued a statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay following reports that the administration will propose tariffs of 25 percent rather than 10 percent on $200 billion in goods from China.

Successful retail segmentation owed in part to skilled management and strategy rather than any particular game-changing innovation led companies to top the list of Hot 100 Retailers published today by the National Retail Federation’s STORES magazine.

The National Retail Federation today urged the House to pass two bills scheduled for votes this week that would advance flexibility for retail employees with health savings accounts. All related votes may be included in NRF’s annual voting scorecard.

The National Retail Federation and more than 50 organizations representing U.S. retailers, manufacturers, farmers, agribusinesses, technology companies and other industries today submitted comments to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on the administration’s proposed tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese imports.

A small Florida-based retailer who sells both in-store and online told Congress last month’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of online sales tax collection will end a price disadvantage suffered by local stores without creating an undue burden for internet sellers.

The National Retail Federation today announced that it has hired Patrick McGary, former chief operating officer at the Heart Failure Society of America, as its new vice president of membership sales.

The National Retail Federation signed a “Pledge to America’s Workers” during a workforce development event at the White House, committing to create enhanced career opportunities for 250,000 individuals over the next five years through the NRF Foundation’s RISE Up program and student programs.