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| Consumer Trends, Holidays & Seasonal, Back to School
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.
| Economy, Trade
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.
| Economy, Trade
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.
| Economy, Trade, Port Tracker, Supply Chain
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.
| Economy, Trade
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.
| Customer Experience, Data Security
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.
| Top 100 Retailers, Top Retailers, Benchmarks & Tools, Retail Transformation
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.
| Workforce, Talent Development, Career Development, Careers & Leadership
The American Society of Association Executives has given their top annual award to the NRF Foundation’s RISE Up (Retail Industry Skills & Education) training and credentialing program.
| Economy, Workforce
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French after a vote on “compromise” immigration legislation failed today in the House.
| Economy
NCCR says increased biofuel levels for 2019 proposed by the EPA are too high and that Congress should repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard program.