Tag Archives: CNBC

Feb04

NRF Chairman Terry Lundgren talks retail jobs

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: February 4, 2010
Posted in Public Policy | Retail Companies | Video

Macy’s Chairman, President and CEO Terry Lundgren, who also serves as NRF’s Chairman, spoke on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning about Macy’s January sales numbers, the high-end luxury market, and what it will take to get the consumer buying again. (The short answer? Jobs.)
Watch the interview below.

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Jan09

Retail’s BIG Show, by the numbers

By Rachel Ryan, Director, Finance | Published: January 9, 2010
Posted in Events

Pulling together Retail’s BIG Show requires a lot of manpower, vision, teamwork and BIG numbers. When asked to write about some of the pre-show activities, my mind (remember, I think in numbers) immediately went to the sheer volume of activity going on around the Convention Center.
Here, some facts about what it takes to open our [...]

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Dec10

NRF discusses $1 billion Visa/MasterCard lawsuit payout

By Craig Shearman, VP, Government Affairs PR | Published: December 10, 2009
Posted in Public Policy

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.

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Sep29

Halloween survey reveals spooky spending

By Ana Van Engelen, Director, Communications | Published: September 29, 2009
Posted in Research | Retail Trends | Video

Many Americans will be making costumes, putting up last year’s decorations and handing out less candy, according to NRF’s Halloween survey released this morning. The research shows spending will drop an average of $10 per person.
NRF’s Ellen Davis spoke to CNBC about the spooky spending numbers.

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Sep22

As the health care debate heats up, NRF calls employer mandates a job killer

By Ana Van Engelen, Director, Communications | Published: September 22, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

NRF’s SVP of Government Relations, Steve Pfister talks to CNBC’s David Faber about the latest on health care reform legislation.

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Aug12

Forget “Clunkers”, how about Cash for Clothes?

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: August 12, 2009
Posted in @NRF | Public Policy

NRF’s Rachelle Bernstein appeared on CNBC to talk about the idea of a “retail bailout,” outline why sales tax holidays are effective, and discuss how the “Cash for Clunkers” program may be inadvertently taking money away from traditional retail.
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May21

When it comes to the economy…only time will tell

By Scott Krugman, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: May 21, 2009
Posted in Retail Trends

I must confess, I am a bit of a news junkie. My television is usually tuned to CNN and CNBC while I scan WSJ.com or Bloomberg.com… all of this while getting twitter feeds from the New York Times and FOX… and did I forget to mention my morning reading of the print editions of the [...]

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