Membership Retailer

What’s important to you is important to us. NRF membership ensures your voice is heard among policymakers. NRF is the only retail trade association to be consistently ranked by The Hill as one of the most effective lobbying groups in Washington, DC.

Through NRF Membership:

• Grab your seat at the table to shape policy impacting the retail industry and your bottom line.
• Make your voice heard to protect and strengthen your business.
• Connect with a team of expert lobbyists to share concerns, discuss issues, or learn about the implications of specific legislation.
• Engage in committees addressing issues affecting compliance, employment law and employee benefits, finance, information technology, international trade, loss prevention, payment cards, privacy, supply chain, tax, and much more.
• Leverage NRF’s Retail Action Network and grassroots programs to communicate directly with Members of Congress.
• Lobby Members of Congress directly through visits arranged by NRF.
• Monitor issues through free subscription to Washington Retail Insight, Retail Trade Issues, and PortTracker.
• Monitor state legislative issues through free access to iState Link.

At NRF we know that tomorrow’s successes come from today’s collaboration. Through NRF Membership you’ll have access to the communities and events you need to recharge and drive innovation. You’ll be able to:

• Benchmark, share ideas, and form policy with your peers through NRF’s committees and task forces.
• Build and strengthen relationships with other industry leaders.
• Gain inspiration and innovative ideas from NRF’s conferences and events.
• Participate in member-only conference calls and webinars.
• Receive complimentary membership in RAMA (Retail Advertising & Marketing Association).
• Save money on registration to NRF’s must attend conferences and events like the NRF Annual Convention & EXPO and the NRF Loss Prevention Conference & EXPO.
• Gain complimentary access to the invitation-only DecisionMaker Series Events for retail member CEOs, CMOs, CIOs, senior HR executives, and senior LP executives.

Knowledge is power and access to data is critical. NRF provides you and your entire company with the information you need. Through NRF Membership:

• Stay current on the latest industry news and consumer trends through NRF SmartBrief, NRF Global SmartBrief, and the NRF website.
• Obtain data and statistics from NRF’s specialty newsletters and studies such as Retail Sales Outlook, Retail Horizons, Retail Industry Indicators,and the Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey.
• Learn from thought-provoking educational sessions at NRF conferences and events.
• Access thought leadership, original research, and case studies from the NRF Retail Reference Center.
• Download RFP templates to shorten your development time for new implementations in POS,warehouse management, and workforce management, among others. (Free for NRF Members/$5,000 each for non-members.)