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The National Retail Federation named Trudy Trombley, owner of Truly Trudy’s Boutique in Stowe, Vt., as the 2017 America’s Retail Champion of the Year.

NRF has named Representative Mike Kelly legislator of the year in recognition of his support of comprehensive tax reform and his opposition to a proposed border tax.

NRF urged Congress to reject a proposed border adjustment tax that would drive up the price of imported merchandise, saying the measure would force consumers to pay the cost of lowering taxes for large corporations.

Retail salesin June were down 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted from May but up 3.2 percent unadjusted from June 2016, according to calculations released today by the National Retail Federation.

The National Retail Federation today urged the House tax-writing committee to consider small retailers and their employees when reforming the nation’s tax code, saying they would suffer more than large companies under a proposal to create a border adjustment tax that would drive up the price of imported merchandise.

Total spending for school and college combined is projected to reach $83.6 billion, a more than 10 percent increase from last year’s $75.8 billion.

The National Retail Federation applauded today’s congressional hearing exploring the impact of the National Labor Relations Board and Labor Department’s Obama era expansion of joint employer standards, which have increased businesses’ exposure to lawsuits and unionization efforts.

NRF called on the Senate to confirm U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan as the permanent head of the agency.

July and August should be two of the busiest months ever seen for imports, possibly settting a new record as merchants enter the back-to-school season and begin to stock up for the holday season that will follow, according to NRF's Global Port Tracker report.

Retail industry employment turned a corner in June, gaining 7,400 jobs over May, the National Retail Federation said.