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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%
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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
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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
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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