Tag Archives: National Retail Federation

Feb08

Union attorney wins committee OK for NLRB post despite concerns over card check

By Craig Shearman, VP, Government Affairs PR | Published: February 8, 2010
Posted in Public Policy

A Senate committee last week voted to confirm a prominent labor union attorney as a member of the National Labor Relations Board despite concerns from NRF and others that he might attempt to implement key provisions of the controversial Employee Free Choice Act union organizing bill administratively rather than waiting for Congress to decide whether to [...]

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Jan19

Backroom deals – front-room anger

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: January 19, 2010
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

One might think that health care reform has a past due expiration date the way President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are scurrying about.  Footsteps are clearly being heard as Massachusetts voters meet today to select their junior U.S. Senator.  This race – regardless of its outcome, though [...]

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Jan13

Introducing Retail Horizons: Benchmarks 2009 – Forecasts 2010

By Megan Conniff | Published: January 13, 2010
Posted in @NRF | Education | Events | Finance | Marketing | NRF Foundation | Research | Technology

This week the “Retail Horizons: Benchmarks and Forecasts” survey was released by the NRF Foundation and new partner KPMG. On Tuesday afternoon, executives from Saks Fifth Avenue, Charming Shoppes and L.L.Bean met on a panel to discuss the survey’s findings and how their companies are managing on some of the survey’s key issues.  The report [...]

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Jan12

Sneak peek: What to expect from “leadership” session

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: January 12, 2010
Posted in Education | Events | Retail Companies

As we mentioned earlier this week, CNBC has been interviewing CEOs from Retail’s BIG Show all week long. Today, Dunkin’ Brands Executive Chairman Jon Luther spoke to Maria Bartiromo about what to expect from his session on “How Leadership Trumps Hardship” with HSN CEO Mindy Grossman, whether the company was impacted by the CIT bankruptcy, [...]

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Jan11

Tracy Mullin discusses retailers with “courage to lead” in opening remarks

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: January 11, 2010
Posted in @NRF | Education | Events | Retail Companies | Retail Trends

NRF President and CEO Tracy Mullin addressed thousands of attendees this morning before a session on the retail economy – and the recovery. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
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I love retailing!
I can’t think of another business that is so exciting, so rewarding, or so ripe with opportunities.
I also can’t think of another business that [...]

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Jan05

New York Times says Visa uses card fees to dominate debit card market

By Craig Shearman, VP, Government Affairs PR | Published: January 5, 2010
Posted in Finance | Public Policy | Video

The New York Times today did an excellent job of explaining the complicated issue of credit and debit card interchange fees. The Times focused on debit cards in a Page One story titled How Visa, Using Card Fees, Dominates a Market, then addressed interchange more broadly in a video on its web site titled Visa [...]

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Jan05

Container Store CEO highlights how the best retailers stand out

By Denise Brasse, SVP, Industry Relations | Published: January 5, 2010
Posted in @NRF | Events | Retail Companies

In advance of NRF’s Annual Retail Industry Luncheon, held next week at Retail’s BIG Show, The Container Store CEO Kip Tindell discusses how the NRF Awards committee selects retailers for specific accolades each year, what causes companies to regard another executive as a true “merchant prince,” and the store everyone needs to visit.
You’ve served on [...]

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Jan04

What’s hot in retail – Dec. ‘09

By Ellen Davis, VP and NRF spokesperson | Published: January 4, 2010
Posted in @NRF | Events | Finance | Holiday | Marketing | Research | Retail Companies | eCommerce

As was the case in November, many of December’s most popular pages on NRF’s website were holiday-related, but a big wave of people also headed to NRF’s Annual Convention website, whose pages garnered thousands of hits from people planning their trip to the BIG show in the Big Apple.
In the event that you managed to [...]

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Nov15

Ten ways to cut health care costs (with or without Congress)

By Neil Trautwein, VP, Health Care | Published: November 15, 2009
Posted in Health Care | Public Policy

Congress thus far has huffed and puffed and passed one gargantuan health care bill (H.R. 3962) that spends far too much ($1.05 trillion/ten years or more) but saves far too little on rising health care and health coverage costs. As a matter of fact, it will increase coverage costs for many employers and employees. These [...]

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Oct23

He’s got Spirit: Spencer Gifts CEO talks Halloween, CIT and retail careers

By Denise Brasse, SVP, Industry Relations | Published: October 23, 2009
Posted in @NRF | Retail Companies | Retail Trends

Nowhere is Halloween more revered than at Spirit Halloween, the largest seasonal Halloween retailer in the country. Each year around Labor Day, these stores pop up in shopping centers and malls to help trick-or-treaters with their costumed revelry and provide home décor to trick out Halloween houses. For the sake of one special day, Spirit [...]

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