NRF and Divisional Committees, Councils and Task Forces

This Committee consists of retail benefits executives managers and directors who provide technical input on a wide range of health, pension and other benefit issues.

This working group was created as a result of the Choice Point and Bank of America security breaches, concerns over identity theft [the safety of personally identifiable information (PII)] and the ways in which PII is used by the business community.

This Council is comprised of senior internal auditors of NRF member companies. These executives develop and exchange best practices for ensuring effective internal controls and maximizing the effectiveness of the operation, which is accomplished by meeting semi-annually and holding conference calls.

ITAC members include senior retail sourcing, compliance, and government relations executives and general counsels responsible for international trade, customs, and international labor issues for their companies both on the legislative and regulatory fronts. ITAC plays a key role in representing the industry's interests on eliminating U.S. and foreign trade barriers and facilitating trade.

NRF’s IT Audit Working Group is comprised of senior IT Auditors of NRF retail member companies.

This Subcommittee of the ITAC provides guidance and technical expertise on customs and trade facilitation issues affecting retailers as well as relations between the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the importing community.

This Subcommittee of the ITAC provides guidance and technical expertise on trade issues that specifically affect retailers of consumer products other than textiles and apparel.

This Subcommittee of the ITAC provides guidance and technical expertise on trade issues that specifically affect textiles and apparel retailers.

This subcommittee of the ITAC formulates the industry's response to concerns involving working conditions in U.S. and international manufacturing operations and other ethical sourcing and corporate social responsibility issues.

This Subcommittee of the ITAC provides guidance and technical and legal expertise on antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards, as well as other trade remedies actions affecting consumer goods.

The NRF Lawyer’s Committee is composed of in-house staff attorneys selected by the NRF General Counsel's Forum to discuss current nuts-and-bolts legal matters unrelated to employment law.

This council, composed of senior loss prevention executives from diverse retail sectors, meets frequently to discuss common problems confronting the retail industry and to share new ideas on product and program results. Participation by invitation only.

The Awards and Recognition Committee develops initiatives to honor and recognize law enforcement professionals/agencies and loss prevention/asset protection professionals.

The Planning Committee works to develop topics and content for the annual NRF Loss Prevention Conference and Senior Executive Summit

The Diversity Committee was developed to promote inclusion and diversification in the loss prevention industry.

This group of industry professionals was assembled to explore and network with universities and certifications related to the loss prevention field.

The Homeland Security Committee was created to provide loss prevention professionals expedited access to critical information on weather emergencies, man-made crises like active shooters and terrorist attacks as well as other updates on Homeland Security.

This group of over 1,500 loss prevention professionals and federal, state and local law enforcement officials meets annually as an entire group and twice a year in six regions throughout the country.

The Joint Organized Retail Crime Task Force (JORCTF) has a primary focus of developing standard training and awareness programs for retail loss prevention professionals and law enforcement officers.

This group was developed to help identify and establish LP priorities to set the legislative agenda of the industry. In addition, this subcommittee compiles statistics and anecdotal information as background for potential congressional testimony.