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The Joy of a Toy « Liveshots

By Jamie Colby| Liveshots

… says Ellen Davis, Vice President of the National Retail Federation . That’s a big change from last year when the recession ..... video games for boys according to Davis and the National Retail Federation . Industry analysts say parents are budgeting …

Blogs|11/20/2009

Holidays Offer Opportunities for People On Job Hunt

By James Rosen| FOXNews.com| U.S.

… at some unique places for holiday jobs,” says Daniel Butler, vice president of retail operations at the National Retail Federation . “There are online retail stores that have call centers and distribution centers that hire up during holiday …

Story|11/13/2009

CIT Files Bankruptcy, and Retailers Get Nervous

AP| U.S.

… pound gorilla in the industry," Alouf said. Craig Sherman, vice president of government affairs at the National Retail Federation , thinks the industry "dodged a bullet on the holiday season" for the most part, because most merchandise …

Story|11/02/2009

Ready for this? « Gretawire

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… 000 - National Electrical Manufacturers Assn $480,000 - National Geographic Education Fund $40,000 - National Retail Federation $105,000 - Physician Sales & Service $0 - Polymer Group $0 - Porterfield & Lowenthal $10,000 - Potomac …

Blogs|08/24/2009

Report: CIT Group Board OKs $3B Rescue Loan

AP| U.S.

… short-term financier to about 2,000 vendors that supply merchandise to 300,000 stores, according to the National Retail Federation . Analysts say 60 percent of the apparel industry depends on CIT for financing, so other lenders taking up …

Story|07/20/2009

Sears Aims to Boost Sales With Christmas Shopping in July

FOXNews.com| U.S.

… suffered through a particularly weak season last year as the United States suffered through the recession. The National Retail Federation reported a dismal 2.8 percent drop in the 2008 holiday season compared to the same period a year earlier …

Story|07/10/2009

Soda Tax Proposal to Help Fund Health Care Reform Stirs Opposition

AP| Politics

… School districts that have canceled physical education?" joked Neil Trautwein, health care lobbyist for the National Retail Federation , which opposes the plan and whose members include fast-food restaurants. Sugar producers and manufacturers …

Story|06/03/2009

The Price of Cheap: When China's Products Fail, Americans Suffer

FOXNews.com| Politics

… Chinese are taking this seriously," said Erik Autor, Vice President of the International Trade Council at the National Retail Federation . Increasingly, American law and American courts are recognizing that American distributors need to take responsibility …

Story|05/28/2009

Economy's new plunge is worst in quarter-century

By JEANNINE AVERSA| AP| Business

… holiday period in four decades by one measure. Retail sales appear to be deteriorating further this month. The National Retail Federation predicts that sales will fall 0.5 percent this year, well below last year's meager 1.4 percent gain …

Story|01/30/2009

Retail sales forecast to fall in 2009

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO| AP| Business

… drop in revenue in 2009, the first annual decline in three decades and perhaps much longer, according to a National Retail Federation forecast released Tuesday. That's well below the modest 1.4 percent gain they recorded for 2008. Massive …

Story|01/27/2009