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| Holiday Forecast
Holiday spending is expected to be robust even with recent inflationary challenges, as the National Retail Federation forecasts that holiday retail sales during November and December will grow between 6% and 8% over 2021.
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The National Retail Federation announced that Paige Hahn has been named NRF Senior Vice President of Membership and Development.
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The National Retail Federation today announced that it has hired veteran loss prevention expert David Johnston as vice president for asset protection and retail operations.
| Workforce
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Stephanie Martz after joining a coalition of employer associations in suing Connecticut over its newly passed restrictions on employer speech.
| Careers & Leadership
Neiman Marcus Group CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck and Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya will each headline keynote sessions at NRF 2023: Retail’s Big Show. The 113th annual convention will be held in New York City Jan. 15-17 and is expected to draw more than 35,000 retailers, vendors and industry experts from around the world.
| Organized Crime
The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from NRF Senior Vice President of Government Relations David French regarding the House introduction of the Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act. 
| Retail Sales, Economy
Retail sales remained strong on a monthly basis and saw another year-over-year gain in September despite an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and continuing inflation.
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The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President of Government Relations David French regarding the new proposed rule from the Department of Labor on independent contractor status.
| Port Tracker, Trade, Supply Chain
Imports at the nation’s major container ports are expected to fall to their lowest level in nearly two years by the end of 2022 even though retail sales continue to grow, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by NRF and Hackett Associates
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The National Retail Federation welcomed the White House’s announcement today of an executive order that lays the groundwork to reinstate the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program. The announcement advances the agreement in principle reached between the United States and European Union in March of this year.