The National Retail Federation is eager to work with the new administration and Congress to advance policies and regulatory reforms that will enhance American competitiveness, create jobs and strengthen consumers. Learn more about the focus for 2025.
NRF is committed to pursuing a trade policy that holds our trading partners accountable, enhances U.S. competitiveness and protects American households from inflationary price increases on everyday household goods, while continuing to lead the retail industry’s voice in these public policy debates.
Organized retail crime (ORC) is the large-scale theft of retail merchandise with the intent to resell the items for financial gain. ORC typically involves a criminal enterprise employing a group of individuals who steal large quantities of merchandise from a number of stores and a fencing operation that converts the stolen goods into cash. Learn more about how ORC differs from shoplifting, the impact it’s having on retailers across the nation and how NRF is working with lawmakers to combat the issue.
Credit and debit card swipe fees cost retailers and their customers more than $170 billion a year. NRF has fought for fair swipe fees for over two decades, saying the current system lacks transparency and competition and that banks’ cost of processing transactions has gone down as technology has improved. Discover how high fees are impacting retailers and consumers alike and what NRF is doing to help.
NRF is focused on policies that impact retailers’ ability to do business and serve their customers.
Congress is currently considering many issues that affect the retail industry. We need your help to make sure Congress hears from retailers. Use these online tools to contact your representatives and make your voice heard.
