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Retailers Urge Obama For Support

The National Retail Federation is responsible for a massive lobbying effort encouraging President Obama to tout the benefits of the private sector when it comes to job creation and urging him to push Congress to move on its priorities.

 

A recent letter sent by matthew Shay, the group's president and CEO and Terry Lundgren, it's chairman, highlighted the need for businesses of all sizes to create the jobs needed to put America back to work and restore the United States as the leader of the global economy.

 

The letter added that the retail sector employs twice as many people as health care and four times as manufacturing. The President is urged that in order to keep growing, retailers need sales tax fairness - a legislation that would require states to collect sales tax from online retailers. The NRF also called for corporate tax reform and more free trade agreements.

 

Shay refers to retailing as the "bright spot" in the economy and the NRF is putting its grass roots and political energy behind the policy priorities outlined in this letter to the White House as part of its "Retail Means Jobs" campaign.

 

Forum Publishing Company is a long time supporter of the retail industry and hopes the NRF is successful in promoting their agenda that will assist all traditional retailers around the world.