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Charitable Giving for 10,000 People in Need
11/10/2009|FOX Business
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Lord & Taylor CEO on Holiday Retail Sales
11/10/2009|FOX Business
Lord & Taylor CEO Brendan Hoffman on the outlook for retail as the holiday season approaches.
Consumers Still Spooked to Spend
10/30/2009|FOX Business
Retail Analyst Hitha Prabhakar on September's drop in personal spending.
Halloween Spending Expected to Fall
10/30/2009|FOX Business
Halloween Adventure's Bruce Goldman and Buyseasons.com's Daniel Haight on Halloween costume sales.
We break down if the government spending plan has hit the mark or missed its target.
Bloomingdale's Gearing Up For the Holidays
10/12/2009|FOX Business
Bloomingdale's Senior Vice President Richard Mast on what to look for during the shopping season.
FBN's Adam Shapiro on consumers getting an early start on shopping for the holidays.
We break down how your business, big or small, can land a government contract.
LATEST STORIES
Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… best describes their holiday budget. "It's a Wonderful Life," said 29% of 1,000 adults polled. The National Retail Federation is forecasting a 1% decline over last year's not-so-happy holiday sales. Stores from Saks (SKS) to …
Story|11/20/2009
Early Black Friday Deals Lucrative As Ever
| IDG.net| Personal Finance
… There's definitely a chicken-and-egg situation at play here. According to sales projections from the National Retail Federation and Deloitte, holiday sales will be better than last year, but still dismal. All it takes is one retailer …
Story|11/18/2009
Problems With the Gift Most Want, But Few Understand
| FOXBusiness| Personal Finance
… banks. The latter typically come with a “VISA,” MasterCard,” or “American Express” logo. The National Retail Federation [NRF] points out that gift cards from “most national retailers do not have fees or expiration dates associated with them …
Story|11/09/2009
Forrester: Online Holiday Sales Seen Up 8%
Reuters| Markets
… unemployment and decreased access to credit, retailers are gearing up for another tough holiday season. The National Retail Federation has forecast that total holiday sales will decline 1%. In the past year, consumers have traded down to shop …
Story|11/02/2009
Mental Health Parity Arrives, But at a Cost
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… corporations have warmed up to the idea of providing more comprehensive mental health benefits to their employees. The National Retail Federation , the lobbyist group that represents the world’s largest retailers like Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT), up until recently opposed …
Story|11/02/2009
FOXBusiness.com's Week in Review: Oct. 5-9, 2009
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… brighter picture and many retailers raised their estimates for growth in the future. Vice President of PR for the National Retail Federation Scott Krugman said, “The decreases aren’t as severe as they were a year ago, and we are starting to …
Story|10/09/2009
Retail Sales Begin Stabilization Moving into Holidays
FOXBusiness| Markets
… and we are starting to see stabilization,” said Scott Krugman, Vice President of Public Relations for the National Retail Federation . Krugman said that while this stabilization doesn’t mean a consumer-led recovery is on its way, it does …
Story|10/08/2009
A Store as Green as Its Products
| WomenEntrepreneur.com| Personal Finance
… retailers Meetup group in your area. For more information on sustainable (green) retailing, go to: The National Retail Federation 's Sustainable Retailing Consortium. More from WomenEntrepreneur.com How to Handle Negative Blog Comments …
Story|09/26/2009
CIT Group Scrambling to Avoid Bankruptcy
| FOXBusiness| Markets
… been much speculation as to how the failure of CIT Group will impact small businesses, and on Thursday, the National Retail Federation sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairwoman Sheila Bair …
Story|07/16/2009
Bailout CIT? Hell, No! (Well, Maybe) « The Brian Sullivan Blog
The Brian Sullivan Blog
… America nine years in a row. The company is perceived as vital enough to the retail industry that both the National Retail Federation and the American Apparel & Footwear Association have made comments about the possible destructive nature of a …
Blog|07/16/2009
