Our members turn to us for the best in advocacy support, communities and peer networking, as well as retail education.
NRF is advocating for you in Washington, and membership lets you help shape the policy that impacts our industry. The retail industry’s agenda is focused on jobs, innovation, and consumer value.
NRF’s member community is more than
18,000 companies strong.
NRF offers communities where members with different areas of expertise connect with like-minded peers.
Join NRF today. How can retail’s most powerful organization help you?

NRF is advocating for you in Washington, and membership lets you help shape the policy that impacts our industry. Join NRF, and you can:
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Discuss issues and the implications of specific legislation with a team of expert lobbyists.
• Participate in committees that address important retail issues.
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Use NRF’s grassroots programs to communicate directly with Congress and lobby Congress directly through visits arranged by NRF.
NRF offers communities where members with different areas of expertise connect with like-minded peers. Join NRF, and you’ll:
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Benchmark your business practices, form policy and drive technology standards with your peers through NRF’s 50+ committees.
• Build and strengthen valuable relationships with other retail industry leaders.
• Chart the course for NRF’s research efforts and priorities.
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NRF Communities:
Digital Retail (Shop.org) Mobile
Chain restaurants (NCCR) Marketing
Technology (including ARTS, the
Association for Retail Technology
Standards)
Finance
Supply Chain
Loss Prevention
Legal
Human Resources
Global (FIRAE)
NRF is working to elevate retail’s image by telling the true story of retail’s impact on careers, communities and innovation.
Join NRF, and you’ll have the opportunity to:
• Post retail career opportunities for free on the NRF job board and reach tens of thousands of qualified applicants.
• Highlight your company’s successes through editorial opportunities such as media features and speaking at NRF events.
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Participate in Retail Across America events and join the conversation online: Follow @this_is_retail on Instagram for a look behind the scenes and see the latest stories.
NRF events and conferences help you transform your business with inspired ideas and leading technology solutions. Join NRF, and you’ll:
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Receive discounted registration on all NRF events, including:
NRF Annual Convention & EXPO (Retail’s BIG Show)
Shop.org Digital Summit
NRF PROTECT (formerly NRF Loss Prevention Conference & EXPO)
• Gain complimentary entry to NRF’s invitation-only retail technology leadership event: NRFtech
Join NRF, and your entire company will have access to a steady stream of relevant, thoughtful content to help you make better decisions and achieve your goals, including:
• Specialty newsletters, research studies, consumer spending surveys, annual benchmarking reports, retail industry economic data and planning guides for busy shopping seasons.
• Members-only access to retail technology standards.
• Complimentary subscription to STORES Magazine.
• Members-only webinars with insight and analysis from retailers and industry partners.
• Essential industry news through our daily e-newsletter, the NRF Smartbrief , NRF Global Smartbrief and Shop.org
Smartbrief.

As the nation’s largest private sector employers, decisions made every day in Washington have a profound effect on retailers’ ability to do business and serve their customers. NRF’s Retail Opportunity Index measures support of policies that contribute to a vibrant, health economy. The index encourages Congress to invest in U.S. jobs, open markets for consumer goods, modernize
U.S. infrastructure, support workforce investment, foster innovation in customers experience and promote technology development. A few of the key issues include:
Retailers benefit from few of the tax credits and deductions that ease other industries’ tax burdens.
NRF supports efforts to “broaden the base” by eliminating such provisions and using the revenue that would be generated to lower tax rates for all businesses. Doing so would make U.S. businesses more competitive and help create U.S. jobs.
Now that implementation of the Affordable Care Act has begun, NRF is seeking passage of legislation that would make it more workable. NRF is particularly concerned by the ACA’s requirement that employers provide health insurance to “full-time” employees and its definition of full time as 30 hours a week. NRF is working to change the threshold to 40 hours a week.
NRF believes retailers should be protected against frivolous lawsuits brought by “patent trolls.”
Legislation passed the House in 2013 but died in the
Senate in 2014. NRF has formed a new coalition to support passage of a new bill during the 2015-2016 session of Congress.
NRF supports practical, comprehensive immigration reform that addresses the needs of both employers and today’s transient workforce. The current immigration system is broken, unworkable and in desperate need of reform.
NRF is leading the retail industry’s efforts to block criminal attacks in which consumers’ credit and debit card numbers are stolen in order to commit fraud. NRF is asking banks to require use of a Personal
Identification Number with new chip-based “EMV” cards, saying a signature is no longer sufficient to authenticate that a card is being used by the actual owner. Beyond chip-and-PIN, NRF is seeking federal legislation making it easier to share information about data crimes to ensure that they are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted, and passage of a uniform federal data breach notification law.
NRF has led the fight for a level playing field where all retailers operate by the same tax rules for more than a dozen years. Legislation that would allow states to require online sellers to collect sales tax the same as local stores passed the Senate in 2013 but died in the
House in 2014. Lawmakers are working on a new version of the bill and hope to get it to President
Obama during the 2015-2016 session of Congress.
It is critical that the United States’ transportation infrastructure meet the growing demands of the retail industry and growing population. Washington must develop a national freight policy, prioritize funding of freight-related transportation projects, and move ahead with initiatives that support U.S. competitiveness, economic growth and job creation.
NRF has filed a lawsuit against National Labor Relations
Board regulations that would allow union organizing elections to be held with little notice to employers.
“Ambush” elections would let unions quietly lobby workers for months or longer while giving employers insufficient time to respond.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear NRF’s appeal in a lawsuit saying the Federal Reserve’s cap on debit card swipe fees is higher than intended by
Congress, but NRF hasn’t given up. NRF could ask the
Fed to reconsider the level of the cap when it comes up for review in 2015. And a separate lawsuit over credit card swipe fees remains under appeal.

Abercrombie & Fitch
Advanced Auto Parts
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Aéropostale
American Eagle Outfitters
Ann Taylor
Arby’s Restaurant Group
Army & Air Force Exchange
Barnes & Noble
Bass Pro Shops
Beall’s
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Benjamin Moore & Co.
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Big Lots
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Bloomin’ Brands
Blue Nile
Brinker International
Brookstone
Brooks Brothers Group, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Burger King
Burlington Coat Factory
Cabela’s
Carter’s
Charming Shoppes
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Children’s Place Retail Stores
Christopher & Banks
Church’s Chicken
CKE Restaurants
Claire’s Stores
Coach
Cracker Barrel Old Country
Crate and Barrel
Crocs, Inc.
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
David’s Bridal
Denny’s
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
Dillard’s
Dine Equity
Disney
Domino’s Pizza
DSW
Dunkin Brands
Ethan Allen Interiors
EXPRESS
GAP
General Nutrition Companies
Genesco Inc.
Giorgio Armani Corporation
Godiva Chocolatier
Gymboree
Harris Teeter
Haverty Furniture
H & M Hennes & Mauritz L.P
Henri Bendel
Hermés International
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
Hot Topic, Inc.
Hudson’s Bay
HSN
IKEA
International Dairy Queen
In-N-Out Burger
Jack In The Box
J. C. Penney
J. Crew Group
J. Jill
Kohl’s
Kroger
Limited Brands, Inc.
Little Caesars
LVMH, Inc.
Macy’s
McDonald’s
MEIJER
Men’s Wearhouse
Michaels Stores
Modell’s Sporting Goods
Neiman Marcus Group
Nine West
Nordstrom
Northern Tool + Equipment Co.
Office Depot
Papa John’s International
Pep Boys
PETCO Animal Supplies
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
QVC
RadioShack
Ralph Lauren Corporation
REI, Inc.
Rent-a-Center
Restoration Hardware
Ross Stores
Safeway
Saks Incorporated
Sam’s Club
Sonic Corp.
Spencer Gifts
Sports Authority
Sport Chalet
Starbucks Coffee Company
Stein Mart
Sur La Table
Talbots
Texas Roadhouse
The Cheesecake Factory
The Container Store
Tiffany & Company
TJX Companies
Tractor Supply Company
ULTA Beauty
Under Armour
Urban Outfitters
Waffle House
Walmart
Wendy’s
West Marine
Whataburger Restaurants
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma Inc.

ROB GREEN , Executive Director, NCCR greenr@nccr.net
SCOTT VINSON , VP, NCCR vinsons@nccr.com
Key Committees:
• NCCR Food Safety Task Force
• NCCR Food Supply Chain Committee
KATIE MCBREEN , VP, Communications & Public Affairs mcbreenK@nrf.com
Key Committee:
• Retail Communicators Network
VICKI CANTRELL , SVP, Communities & Exec. Director, Shop.org cantrellv@nrf.com
ARTEMIS BERRY , VP, Digital Retail berrya@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Shop.Org Content Committee
• Shop.Org Email Collaboration Group
• Shop.Org Policy Advisory Group
• Shop.Org Research Committee
• Shop.Org Social Media Collaboration Group
• Shop.Org Think Thank
CARLEEN KOHUT , EVP and COO kohutc@nrf.com
RACHELLE BERNSTEIN , VP, Tax Counsel bernsteinr@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Financial Executives Council
• Internal Audit and Compliance Council
• IT Audit Council
• Taxation Committee
DAVID FRENCH , SVP, Government Relations frenchd@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Government Affairs Policy Council
• Patent Troll Legislative Committee
•
Small Business Retail Council
NEIL TRAUTWEIN , VP, Employee Benefits Policy Counsel trautweinn@nrf.com
Angela Elder, VP, Career Development Programs eldera@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Committee on Employment Law
• Health and Employee Benefits Committee
• Talent Acquisition Group
MALLORY DUNCAN , SVP & General Counsel duncanm@nrf.com
MONICA ANDERSON , VP, Associate General Counsel andersonm@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Credit Executives Committee
• General Counsel’s Forum
• Lawyers Committee
• Payment Systems Task Force
• Privacy Working Group
• NRF ADA Task Force
ROBERT MORACA , Vice President, Loss Prevention moracar@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• LP Council
• LP Subcommittees: Awards and Recognition Committee, Content
Planning Committee,
• Diversity Committee, Education and Research Committee,
Investigator’s Network, Legislative Committee
KELLY GILMORE , VP, Retail Marketing and Advertising gilmorek@nrf.com
Key Committee:
• CMO Council
JONATHAN GOLD , VP, Supply Chain and Customs Policy goldj@nrf.com
Key Committees:
• Product Safety Committee
• International Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC)
• Strategic Supply Chain Council
(including ARTS, the Association for Retail Technology Standards)
TOM LITCHFORD , VP, Retail Technology litchfordt@nrf.com
KAREN SHUNK , VP, ARTS Administration shunkk@nrf.com
Key Committees:
•
ARTS
• CIO Council
• Data Security Committee
• Women in Retail IT

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DOMESTIC MEMBERSHIP DUES:
Companies that focus on the sale of consumer products and/ or services to the public with retail operations located within the
United States.
$0 to $10,000,000
$10,000,001 to $25,000,000
$25,000,001 to $50,000,000
$50,000,001 to $100,000,000
$100,000,001 to $250,000,000
$250,000,001 and up
$2,750
$3,250
$3,750
$4,250
$4,750
(see below)
RETAILERS WITH ANNUAL SALES
GREATER THAN $250 MILLION:
Enter your company’s total annual sales:
Companies principally engaged in retailing are eligible for membership in the Federation.
Under NRF’s bylaws, each member must pay dues based on total annual sales volume as reported in the most recent fiscal year. Total Sales must include sales received from all retail operations including stores, catalogs, online stores and franchise fees.
For federal income tax purposes, dues payments to the National Retail Federation are not tax deducible as a charitable contribution. In addition, the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 includes a provision denying a tax deduction for lobbying activities conducted by trade associations such as NRF. NRF estimates the nondeductible portion of the above dues – the portion allocable to lobbying – is 75%.
SELECT YOUR RANGE AND FOLLOW THE FORMULA TO CALCULATE YOUR ANNUAL DUES:
Sales Range Total Annual Sales Minus Multiplier
$250-$500M - 250M = x .0000150 =
$500-$2.5B
- 500M = x .0000100 =
Based Dues
+ $5,500 =
+ $10,500 =
$2.5-$10B
$10.0-$25B
$25B and up
- 2.5B =
- 10.0B =
- 25B = x .000050 = x .000010 = x .000005 =
+ $30,500 =
+ $68,000 =
+ $83,000 =
Annual Dues
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