The National Retail Federation (NRF) today announced the latest group of prominent retailers to join its expanding membership base. The diverse group has recognized the value of the many personalized resources and services that NRF provides its members, including the more than 50 operational committees and councils.
Leading retailers who have recently joined NRF include: Staples, the world's largest office products company with over 1600 stores, that offers a wide range of office products and business services; United Kingdom retailer World Duty Free, who provides tax free prices for international travelers on a wide range of wines, spirits, tobacco and fragrance; and Whole Foods Market, the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods, with over 155 stores throughout North America and the United Kingdom.
"We are glad to be a part of NRF," said Lee Matecko, Vice President of Operational Finance for Whole Foods Market. "We are already enjoying having a forum to share ideas on key areas of expertise within the retail industry."
In addition, NRF continues to expand its associate membership with the addition of a number of distinguished retailer vendors, including Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks.
Domestic, international and associate members to join NRF since February 2005 include:
| Retail Members |
State |
| a.k.a. spot |
VA |
| bebe stores inc. |
CA |
| Bop Llc |
WI |
| Burger King Corporation |
FL |
| East13 |
CA |
| Enchanted Fyreside |
MA |
| Fun Matters |
PA |
| H.E. Butt Grocery Company |
TX |
| Hub Distributing Inc |
CA |
| IHOP Corporation |
CA |
| Jako Enterprises |
PA |
| Kathy's Beach House |
NJ |
| Olympic College Bookstore |
WA |
| Palm Beach Golf Center |
FL |
| Rooms To Go |
FL |
| Securitybase.com |
CA |
| Staples, Inc. |
MA |
| Storehouse, Inc. |
GA |
| The Scooter Store |
TX |
| Turner Retail |
GA |
| Whole Foods Market, Inc. |
TX |
| Zoological Society of San Diego |
CA |
| |
|
| International Retail Members |
Country |
| Comark Services, Incorporated |
CANADA |
| Excellence Impex International |
AUSTRALIA |
| Mountain Equipment Co-Op. |
CANADA |
| World Duty Free Ltd |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| |
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| Associate Members |
State/Country |
| Adea Solutions, Inc. |
TX |
| Cam Connections, Inc. |
FL |
| CCG Technologies |
FL |
| Claris Solutions Group |
CA |
| Dhara Consulting Group |
MD |
| Dream Quest Technology |
CA |
| Electronic Retailing Association |
VA |
| Epsteen & Associates |
CA |
| Executive Safe & Security Corporation |
CA |
| Faith Hope Consolo |
NY |
| InterVid Inc. |
MD |
| Laboratory Institute of Merchandising |
NY |
| Mail Order Association of America |
DC |
| Nationwide Security & Building Services |
CA |
| Nelson Mullins |
GA |
| Nokia |
TX |
| Podo Technology |
GA |
| Protex International Corp. |
NY |
| Regional Technical Training Center |
CA |
| Savvis Communications |
MO |
| Scarsdale Security Systems |
NY |
| SGM Enterprises LLC |
SC |
| SiVault Systems |
CA |
| SMS Group LLC |
UT |
| Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP |
KS |
| StepUp Commerce, Inc. |
CA |
| The Employment Guide |
VA |
| The NOVA Partnership |
CT |
| Thomas Findlay, Inc. |
WA |
| VersaPOS, Inc. |
CA |
| Azal Group Holding SAL |
LEBANON |
| Tata Infotech Limited |
INDIA |
| UCS Software Manufacturing (pty) Ltd |
SOUTH AFRICA |
NRF offers its members a variety of benefits, including:
Advocacy. NRF remains deeply engaged with the nation's lawmakers in advocating the retail perspective on a number of highly volatile issues, such as: tax reform, privacy, health care, international trade, pension reform, and corporate governance. NRF members lead the charge in shaping the industry response to legislation.
Community. NRF's operating committees, which span over 50 areas of specialization, are composed of leading retail experts engaged in figuring out what works best and why - on any number of retail challenges from diversity in the workplace to loss prevention and supply chain. NRF members have exclusive access to industry studies, transcripts, conference call briefings and newsletters. NRF's five divisions operate in specialty areas of retail including advertising and marketing, online retailing, chain restaurants, technological standards, and the international arena.
Information. The National Retail Federation offers education and research including over 100 educational workshops through their conferences, including "Retail's BIG Show," NRF's Annual Convention & Expo. Other events include: Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition, the Retail Advertising Conference and the NRF DecisionMaker Series which includes: CEO Summit, CFO Summit and NRFtech - The IT Leadership Summit. NRF research not only shows what customers want and like, but also how best to meet their demands. NRF also provides timely industry research, such as Retail Horizons, the definitive industry benchmarking study, an industry compensation study, economic outlooks, operations trends, holiday sales, etc.
The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet and independent stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 23 million employees-- about one in five American workers--and 2004 sales of $4.1 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations.
