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| Trade
NRF responds to the Trump administration’s decision to hold off on tariff increases that were set to take effect in January 2019.  
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NCCR called on the EPA to completely review the Renewable Fuel Standard, saying increased biofuel levels for 2019 meet statutory requirements for a "reset" of the program.
| Supply Chain, Trade, Global
NRF says the new agreement updates NAFTA while continuing key benefits of the original agreement, and called for Congress to approve the measure next year.
| Leadership
An array of the best and brightest leaders from retail, technology and business will address the urgency of strategic business transformation, uniting the retail industry and unlocking its full impact as more than 37,000 attendees from nearly 100 countries come together in New York City in January at NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show.
| Winter Holidays
From Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, over 165 million Americans shopped in stores and online, slightly higher than our 164 million estimated shoppers from an earlier consumer sentiment survey by NRF and Prosper Insights and Analytics.
| Holidays & Seasonal, Winter Holidays
Holiday shopping is in full swing and while most consumers say they will spend about the same as last year, young adults are once again the shoppers most likely to increase their spending.
| Organized Crime, Loss Prevention
Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with nearly three-quarters of retailers surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 14th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation.
| Thanksgiving, Consumer Trends, Winter Holidays
According to the annual survey released by NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics, of those planning to shop during the long holiday weekend 21 percent (34 million) plan to shop on Thanksgiving Day, but Black Friday will remain the busiest day with 71 percent (116 million) planning to shop.
| Retail Sales
Retail sales in October increased 0.4 percent over September on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 5.6 percent year-over-year unadjusted.
| Fraud
Three years after the switch to new chip-based credit and debit cards, a study by NRF and Forrester says payment card fraud is still a top concern for large U.S. retailers as criminals move their activities online.