June 23, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Labor Department, National Retail Federation, overtime regulations
Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON – New federal overtime regulations scheduled to go into effect on December 1 will hurt the very workers they are meant to help, the National Retail Federation told the House Small Business Committee on Thursday. “Proponents of this rule have touted the changes as a welcomed job creator,” NRF senior vice president for government
February 22, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Jack Kleinhenz, Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation, NRF, retail industry sales
2016, Issue 02-22-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Retail sales increased for a third straight month in January. The 0.2% gain matched the previous month’s performance, which the Commerce Department initially reported as a decline but revised upward as more data came in. Economists at the National Retail Federation (NRF) predict retail industry sales this year will exceed their 10-year average
February 10, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Jack Kleinhenz, Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation, NRF, retail industry sales
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WASHINGTON — Economists at the National Retail Federation (NRF) predict retail industry sales this year will exceed their 10-year average as the economy continues to grow and consumers show more willingness to spend. The federation forecasts sales will rise 3.1% in 2016, topping the 2.7% average over the past decade. The report, released Wednesday, predicts
February 8, 2016 by Scot Meyer
Alex Gourlay, J.C. Penney, Lee Culpepper, Myron Ullman, National Retail Federation, NRF, retail industry, Retail's Big Show, Walgreens, Walmart
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Walgreen Co. was among the firms honored by the National Retail Federation at the trade association’s convention here last month. Walgreens was named Retail Innovator of the Year at the NRF’s convention and expo, dubbed Retail’s Big Show. According to NRF, the award is given annually to “a company that is well
January 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Lee Culpepper, Matthew Shay, Myron Ullman III, National Retail Federation, NRF Retail's Big Show, Walgreens, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Walgreens was presented with the Retail Innovator of the Year award by the National Retail Federation at the NRF Retail’s Big Show in New York City. Alex Gourlay, president of Walgreens, accepted the award on behalf of the drug chain from Claudio Del Vecchio, chairman and chief executive officer of Brooks Brothers.
January 18, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
2015 holiday retail sales, December sales, drug store sales, Fred's, Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation, Rite Aid
2016, Featured Articles, Issue 01-18-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News
NEW YORK — Drug stores outpaced other mass retailers in December sales, even with modest increases in total and same-store sales for the month. Total drug store sales in December were up 4% compared with the same month last year, according to research by Chain Drug Review publisher Racher Press. Same-store sales increased 1.7%. And
January 5, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Environmental Protection Agency, Food Marketing Institute, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Grocers Association, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA, Sue Pifer, waste management
Business, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), Food Marketing Institute, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Grocers Association and National Retail Federation have submitted comments on proposals by the Environmental Protection Agency to update waste management regulations that may impact retailers’ handling of unsold consumer products and pharmaceuticals. RILA said Tuesday that
January 4, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Black Friday, holiday retail sales, holiday shopping, National Retail Federation, NPD Group, RetailNext, Shelley Kohan, ShopperTrak
2016, Issue 01-04-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Drug chains were not immune to the shift in holiday shopping away from brick-and-mortar retailing, as sales growth barely exceeded 4%. That was down from last season’s 4.4% advance in holiday retail sales, and well off the 5.4% gain of five years ago. Same-store sales were up 1.8%, virtually unchanged from 2014.
January 4, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, David French, Francis Collins, health care industry, health insurance, National Institutes of Health, National Retail Federation
2016, Issue 01-04-2016, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Republican opponents of President Obama’s health care law may do better by dismantling the Affordable Care Act piece by piece. Under the budget deal passed by Congress and signed by the president last month, a widely criticized tax on high-cost employer health insurance plans has been delayed and two taxes already being collected
December 29, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, digital shopping, holiday retail sales, holiday shopping season, MasterCard Advisors, MasterCard SpendingPulse, National Retail Federation, RetailNext, ShopperTrak
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Drug chains were not immune to the shift in holiday shopping away from brick-and-mortar retailing. Holiday retail sales growth barely exceeded 4%, down from last season’s 4.4% advance and well off the 5.4% gain of five years ago, according to research by Racher Press, the publisher of Chain Drug Review. Same-store sales
October 12, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
credit card fraud, EMV chip cards, Mallory Duncan, National Retail Federation, Walgreens
2015, Issue 10-12-2015, Issues, News, Technology
NEW YORK — Retailers this month became liable for credit card fraud if they did not upgrade point-of-sale equipment to accept chip-enabled cards. Chains had to be enabled for so-called EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) cards as of October 1 to avoid liability for fraud. The chip in the cards has a unique encryption code,
July 6, 2015 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, health insurance, health insurance exchanges, King v. Burwell, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Retail Federation, Supreme Court
Issue 07-06-2015, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act has survived its second Supreme Court challenge, with a divided court agreeing with the Obama administration that government subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of poor and middle-class Americans should be available nationwide. While there are more challenges to come, the organization representing the nation’s traditional drug
March 25, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
National Retail Federation, Sona Chawla, Walgreens
CDR Blog
Sona Chawla, president of digital and chief marketing officer for Walgreens, spoke of her passion for retail and the ever-increasing role of technology in a recent interview with the National Retail Federation Foundation. Named as a “Power Player” on NRF’s List of People Shaping Retail’s Future 2015, Chawla said she embraces “the art and science
February 16, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, David French, Fred Upton, health insurance, Medicaid, National Retail Federation, Orrin Hatch, President Obama, Richard Burr
Issue 02-16-2015, News, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON — Three Republican lawmakers have proposed an alternative to the Affordable Care Act that would stop the expansion of Medicaid and reduce subsidies for middle-income people to buy insurance. The plan would give states more power to list “essential health benefits” of insurance. Coverage for maternity care would no longer be mandated. The proposal was