Dec29
This year we decided to do something different on the BIG Show EXPO floor (Jan 11-12) – something forward looking, something interesting and engaging and very topical – that “something” turned into the Innovation Station. The Innovation Station is a place where retailers can search out real-life solutions for today’s biggest challenges. That’s why we [...]
Dec28
NRF’s Vice President Scott Krugman was featured on CNBC’s Street Signs today, discussing NRF’s holiday forecast and how the holiday season has shaped up so far, as well as a look ahead at consumer sentiment as we enter a new year.
Dec21
In the last six months, retail executives (particularly those in audit and IT) have been closely following the debate over changes made to MasterCard’s Site Data Protection (SDP) Program in June 2009. The changes focused on a key area of achieving PCI compliance: the option to have the PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance for Onsite [...]
Posted in: Finance | Public Policy | Technology Tagged Attestation of Compliance for Onsite Assessments, data security, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, internal audit, mastercard, PCI Compliance, PCI DSS, QSA, retail, Sarbanes-Oxley, Site Data Protection |
Dec18
Senate Majority Leader Reid is beginning to act a little like a fish monger at closing time. Better hose down the shop quickly or the smell may frighten the neighbors. Reid’s rush to pass health reform legislation before Christmas stinks a little bit, too. “Making history” is a thin argument to make while pushing legislation [...]
Dec17
After NRF’s final holiday survey was released earlier this week, Ellen Davis talks with DC’s local Fox station about what shoppers should expect in the final days before Christmas.
Dec15
It’s NRF’s favorite time of year, when our wonderful members, partners and friends come together in New York City to network and share their insights about the retail industry. With more than 160,000 square feet of exhibiting space and over 17,000 attendees, NRF’s 99th Annual Convention and EXPO is sure to be better than ever. [...]
Dec14
A Senate committee last week approved a blanket ban on the import and shipment of pythons, rejecting an NRF request to narrow the restriction and allow pet stores to continue selling smaller varieties of the snake that pose little threat. “U.S. retailers of pets and pet products support improvements in the regulatory regime to control [...]
Posted in: Public Policy Tagged African Rock Python, ball python, Burmese Python, committee, Lacey Act, pet stores, pythons, Sen. Bill Nelson, Senate, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, snakes |
Dec10
NRF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mallory Duncan tells CNBC that this week’s $1.1 billion final payout from retailers’ lawsuit over Visa and MasterCard debit card practices “could not have come at a better time than Christmas” for merchants strained by the current economy. Read more about the lawsuit settlement.
Dec08
When it comes to retailers’ holiday sales, NRF’s resident expert Dan Butler knows all there is about when, why and how to shop to get the best price. According to Dan, bargain hunters should try heading to the store the night before a big sale is advertised – there’s a chance that after 6 pm, [...]