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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.

Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average $684.79 each.Those with young people heading to college as well as college and graduate students purchasing for themselves plan to spend an average $942.17 each.

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay after the Senate approved a “motion to instruct” related to congressional approval of national-security designated tariffs.

The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representativereleased a listof $200 billion of Chinese imports to be subject to new tariffs.

Driven by increasing consumer demand and rising retail sales, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to set a new record this month even though new tariffs on goods from China just took effect, according to the Global Port Tracker from NRF and Hackett Associates.

The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay in regard to U.S. tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods set to take effect Friday.

NRF called a new California privacy law "deeply flawed" and said customer service could be severely hampered if the legislature fails to address retailers' concerns before the measure take effect in 2020.

Launching new strategies, augmenting the in-store experience and reengineering both logistics and digital commerce capabilities helped the largest U.S. retailers maintain their edge during the past year, according to the annual Top 100 Retailers list released today by the National Retail Federation’s STORES Magazine and Kantar Consulting.