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New York (Press Release – January 16, 2012) – As part of its multi-faceted Retail Means Jobs campaign aimed at raising awareness of the retail industry’s significant economic impact, National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay today announced a nationwide video contest entitled, “This is Retail,” to demonstrate the multitude of career choices and employment opportunities within America’s robust retail industry, which supports one in four American jobs.

Retail sales broke records on Thanksgiving weekend, hitting an estimated $52 billion, the National Retail Federation said Sunday.

Cyber Monday, now a sacrosanct day for retailers with even the more basic of websites, is not even ten years years old.A Coined by the National Retail Federation, the term refers to a trend established after consumers got a taste of the wonders of high-speed Internet, but were not likely to have it in their own homes.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (Press Release – November 21, 2011) -  Many South Floridians will do some, if not most, of their holiday shopping on the Internet.

According to the National Retail Federation, 50.8 percent of Americans will make at least one holiday purchase online.

But as more consumers turn to the Internet to do their shopping so do the fraudsters with their scams. American National Bank suggests that consumers follow some simple steps to protect themselves while shopping online.

New York (PRESS RELEASE – January 18, 2011) – The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade organization, and First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today released results from a research study of data security and fraud prevention strategies practiced at small to mid-sized retailers.

Most of the retailers surveyed had annual sales of less than $100,000. The analysis was revealed during the NRF Big Show 2011.

While most eyes this week were trained on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft was gearing up to speak with retailers at the National Retail Federation's annual Conference and Expo in New York City running tomorrow through Tuesday.

Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – December 13, 2009) – Transparent Financial Services (TransFS.com ), a leading marketplace for businesses seeking financial services, has today announced that small retailers may overpay an estimated $73 million for credit card processing during an already tight holiday season.

As a result of weak predicted sales, retailers are looking to cut operating costs as much as possible in order to maximize revenue.

This holiday season shoppers found deep discounts in a competitive Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Approximately 195 million shoppers, an increase from 172 million last year, shopped over the Black Friday weekend.

The National Retail Federation reports sales totaled $41.2 billion, up slightly from $41 billion last year.

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Ottawa (PRESS RELEASE – November 14, 2009) – Campaigner (www.campaigner.com), a leading provider of email marketing solutions, today announced general availability of its free 2009 Holiday in a Bag tool kit for small online businesses and retailers.

Campaigner’s downloadable holiday bags are filled with everything required to plan, create, and launch a sales-generating holiday email program.

As a gift for the holiday season, Campaigner is also offering a chance to win free marketing consultant services to start the New Year.

"Shoplifters are getting more aggressive," says Joseph LaRocca, senior adviser on asset protection of the National Retail Federation (NRF).

"They're fighting, they're abusive, they're running.... It's a very disturbing trend."