National Retail Federation
The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution.
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National Retail Federation Another sign that Cyber Monday is here to stay: 87% of retailers will have a special promotion, up from 72% in 2007.

Source: www.nrf.com
87.1 percent of retailers will have special Cyber Monday promotion 700 companies will be featured on CyberMonday.com with special sales 68 million people will shop for holiday gifts from work
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National Retail Federation Trying to get a handle on what trends are unfolding this holiday season? Join us on the next three Mondays for a series of 30-minute webinars, each featuring five different holiday trends. Learn more below.

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After noticing the popularity of NRF’s top ten holiday trends blog post, we decided to create a webinar series for our members to highlight five different
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National Retail Federation NRF's top toy list is out! Zhu Zhu Pets, Bakugan are hot, hot, hot...

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Video games, Transformers remain popular for boys but Bakugan joins the list Dora the Explorer, Zhu Zhu Pets enter list of top toys for girls 42% of shoppers will buy toys this year
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National Retail Federation Despite its popularity among recipients, gift card spending will drop again this year

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Total spending on gift cards is expected to reach $23.63 billion The average person will spend $139.91 on gift cards this holiday season, compared to $147.33 last year Department ...
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National Retail Federation A new white paper in NRF's Retail Reference Center outlines how to create compelling web content that customers want.

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From ARS Interactive. The content dilemma is a published study of online website users impressions and opinions of product page content presented on online retail websites. The paper contains insights ...
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National Retail Federation NRF research finds more Americans are leaving credit cards at home this holiday season. Your thoughts -- is this a positive or negative trend for retailers?

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One-fourth of holiday shoppers will use cash and 43% will use debit cards The number of people who will rely on credit cards for holiday purchases will fall ten percent Half ...
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National Retail Federation Finalists announced for top retailers in customer service. See who made the cut.

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Nordstrom, HSN, Kohl's, Lands End and L.L. Bean among NRF Foundation's top 10 Customers' Choice finalists Company rankings and complete list of winners will be announced during NRF's Annual Convention
Curtis Picard
Curtis Picard
Although the list is alphabetical, those of us in Maine are convinced LL Bean has the top spot. Good work NRF!
November 16 at 7:17am
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National Retail Federation NRF's Neil Trautwein reflects on BusinessWeek's cover story about how to cut health care costs.

Source: blog.nrf.com
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
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National Retail Federation You know about Twitter and Facebook, and now you can network with other retail industry professionals on LinkedIn. Join our new group!

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade...
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National Retail Federation In the latest edition of NRF's Retail Sales Outlook, NRF Chief Economist Rosalind Wells says concerns about employment, income and a severe deterioration in net worth are reasons consumers will continue to be cautious.

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NRF's Retail Sales Outlook is a bimonthly report on industry sales, providing a thorough overview of the current retail climate and projecting retail industry sales for the year.
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National Retail Federation See below for a sampling of retailers' holiday ads. Leave a comment or link for some of your favorites we're missing!

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Whenever the calendar turns to November, it means holiday decorations in stores, catalogs in my mailbox, and ads. Lots and lots of ads. Because this holiday
Bonnie Larner
Bonnie Larner
I work for a national retailer, CATO fashions and would like to post their TV spot to your collection. Please advise. Thank you.
November 12 at 11:03am
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National Retail Federation
Hi Bonnie: Just go ahead and comment on the blog post with a link to the TV spot. We can't wait to see it!
November 12 at 2:26pm
Bonnie Larner
Bonnie Larner
Here is a sample of Cato Fashions holiday TV spot.
http://www.youtube.com/catofashions#p/a/u/0/mLSfK_W_MK8
November 16 at 6:11am
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National Retail Federation NRF thanks all veterans today and thinks specifically of our talented, witty and humble Godmund Schick, NRF's director of web strategies currently serving as an Army Sergeant near Baghdad. Godmund, we all await your safe return!

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For several months, we've been Talking With... some of the most influential people in e-commerce, from Lane Bryant's Jay Dunn to Etsy's Matt Stinchcomb. This
Jane
Jane
Godmund, be safe and thank you!
November 11 at 11:06am
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National Retail Federation Neil Trautwein calls House health care reform bill a "monstrosity," says he is hopeful the Senate will have a more reasonable approach.

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National Retail Federation As Black Friday approaches, NRF releases crowd management guidelines and events checklist for retailers.

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NRF's 2009 Effective Crowd Management discusses promotional/holiday sales and special events, sales and events vs. emergency management crowd controls, mall-based retailers vs. non mall-based retailers, crowd management guidelines reference and a promotional sales and special events checklist.
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National Retail Federation It's three weeks until Cyber Monday! Check out the CyberMonday.com Facebook page to get info on the best holiday bargains all season long.

CyberMonday.com is a one-stop shop for people looking for the best online holiday promotions. More than 700 retailers have come together to feature hundreds of holiday promotions.
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