National Retail Federation

...in Reston, Va., who advises companies on how to comply with the OSHA law. "It's a new world. They are reaching retail shopping." The National Retail Federation issued its own guidelines for its members earlier this month, and Bentonville,...

In this article: Wal-Mart, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, U.S., Unemployment, Best Buy Co. Inc., Macy's Inc., and Labor Department

...regarding our economy and Christmas is coming -- obviously a big motivator for selling," he said. According to a recent survey from the National Retail Federation, some 62 percent of women plan to buy clothing or clothing accessories this...

In this article: Chico's, U.S., Customer base, Recession, Unemployment, and Anthropologie

...signs that a truly strong recovery has begun. Forecasts for overall spending during the all-important Christmas period are lackluster. The National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade group, predicts total holiday sales...

In this article: Walmart, Recession, Toys R Us, EBay, and Amazon.com

...to pay for rewards programs and cover costs from cardholders who default. Interchange fees totaled $48 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation, and accounted for 19 percent of revenue for card-issuing banks on the...

In this article: Government Accountability Office, Visa, MasterCard, Revenue, Goods and services, Peter Welch, and United States

...said. "Gift cards give retailers a captive audience." Consumers surveyed by BIGResearch for the National Retail Federation said they will spend slightly less on gift cards this holiday season, an average of $139.10, compared with $147.33...

In this article: Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Old Navy, Nestle, Toys R Us Inc., Gap Inc., NEW YORK, and Chocolate chip

...to accept debit and credit," the Electronic Payments Coalition said in a statement. But Mallory Duncan, senior vice president of the National Retail Federation, said in another statement that the report confirmed that interchange fees...

In this article: Government Accountability Office, Visa Inc, United States, Cash cow, and Goods and services

...of J.C. Penney. OTHER PROFESSIONAL: Now a director of Starbucks Coffee Co., a director of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank and chairman of National Retail Federation. CHARITY: Director, former chairman, UCSF Medical Center Executive Board in...

In this article: Penney, Recession, University of Cincinnati, Dallas, Texas, and Ronald Reagan

Yet, sales of big ticket items, like furniture, have yet to rebound, suggesting the consumer is still fragile and prompting the National Retail Federation to characterize October's results as a "mixed bag." The conflicting signals make...

In this article: Recession, Unemployment, Wall Street, Conference Board, and International Council of Shopping Centers