May01
Congress is in recess this week, but debate over sales tax fairness hasn’t taken a vacation. On Monday night, NRF Vice President and Tax Counsel Rachelle Bernstein sat down with PBS’s Gwen Ifill on the NewsHour program to discuss what’s at stake. The Senate is set to vote May 6 on the Marketplace Fairness Act, [...]
Apr01
March marked a symbolic victory for sales tax fairness advocates after the Marketplace Fairness Act amendment was approved in the Senate just before the spring recess. The 75-24 vote attached non binding language to the federal budget resolution giving states the right to require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local brick-and-mortar stores. On [...]
Mar29
What a difference a year makes. After one of the warmest winters on record last year, January-like temperatures have snuck late into March. And while nearly half of Americans intend to purchase clothes for Easter, the absence of warm weather has prompted shoppers to ask the question: sandals or snow gear? NRF’s Kathy Grannis joined [...]
Mar04
The shortest month of the year didn’t lack for news in the retail industry. February marked a step toward supply chain stability after a contract agreement was ratified at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, just weeks after groups at the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports made their own contract resolution. A [...]
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Feb01
The first edition of “what’s hot” in 2013 comes on the heels of another record-breaking Retail’s BIG Show. Some 27,600 retail professionals from around the world flocked to the Javits Convention Center in New York to jump start the New Year. From a jam-packed EXPO showcasing the next great innovations to impassioned speeches from the [...]
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Jan15
Although NRF’s Annual Retail Industry Awards have existed for years, the three brands honored at Monday’s awards luncheon are quite young. As a result, each recipient is a living example of the constant revolution and evolution of the industry and the facets which continue to change the face of retail. Brooks Brothers Chairman and CEO [...]
Jan14
Just as Retail’s BIG Show has been a fixture in New York City for many years, so has retail’s BIGGEST party. The Marriott Marquis hosted Sunday night’s opening night reception, where the hotel served as an informal backdrop for attendees to network and relax. And as you can see in NRF’s Flickr slideshow below, attendees [...]
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Jan13
For the 102nd edition of Retail’s BIG Show, it can be hard to find a true “first” for the event. But the NRF Foundation’s Student Program did just that on Saturday afternoon. The first-ever student program united the future talent of retail with some of the best CEOs in the industry. And in the end, [...]
Jan08
Tractor Supply Co. CEO Jim Wright, whose humble yet steadfast business strategy helped Tractor Supply Co. grow sales from $750 million in 2000 to $4.6 billion in 2012, has garnered quite a bit of attention over the past few years. Ahead of his appearance with other retail CEOs at the NRF Foundation’s Student Program at Retail’s [...]
Dec01
The holiday season makes November a vibrant and fast-paced time of year for retailers everywhere. But a number of marquee events this year made last month a November to remember for the industry. The next chapter of the battle against debit card swipe fees unfolded as NRF and more than a dozen of the nation’s [...]
