Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
National Retail Federation (NRF)
EU Transparency Register
441333332953-73 First registered on 19 Oct 2018
Goals / Remit
Our mission is to advance the interests of the retail industry through advocacy, communications and education. The National Retail Federation ("NRF") is the world’s largest retail trade association. Based in Washington, D.C., NRF represents discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, ”main street” merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation’s largest private-sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs — 42 million working Americans.
Main EU files targeted
Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy), EU - U.S. Privacy Shield, EU - U.S. trade relations
Address
Head Office
1101 New York Ave NW
Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20005
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
While the NRF has four people engaged in activities falling under the register, three spend significantly below 10 percent of their working time on such activities and one spends under 25 percent. The FTE should therefore be less than 1. However, 25 percent is the minimum that can
be chosen for the number of persons involved from the organization expressed in percentage of
working time.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Paul Martino (VP, SENIOR POLICY COUNSEL)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Stephanie Martz (SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
The NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and internet retailers. Its membership is therefore diverse and dynamic. To give an indication of the companies that the NRF represents, below is a partial list of members as of October 2018:
Abercrombie & Fitch
A.C. Moore
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Aéropostale
Ahold Delhaize
Albertsons
Amazon
American Eagle Outfitters
Arby’s Restaurant Group
Army & Air Force Exchange
Ascena Retail Group Inc.
Barnes & Noble
Beall’s
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Big Lots
BJ’s Wholesale Club
Bloomin’ Brands
Brinker International
Brookstone
Brooks Brothers Group, Inc.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Carter’s
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Children’s Place Retail Stores
Christopher & Banks
Church’s Chicken
Claire’s Stores
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 Brands Global Inc.
Disney
Domino’s Pizza
DSW
Dunkin Brands
Ethan Allen Interiors
EXPRESS
GAP
General Nutrition Companies
Genesco Inc.
Giorgio Armani Corporation
Godiva Chocolatier
Gymboree
Haverty Furniture
H & M Hennes & Mauritz L.P
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
Hot Topic, Inc.
Hudson’s Bay
HSN
IKEA
International Dairy Queen
In-N-Out Burger
Jack In The Box
J Brands
J. C. Penney
J. Crew Group
Kohl’s
Kroger
Lands’ End
L Brands, Inc.
Little Caesars
LVMH, Inc.
Macy’s McDonald’s MEIJER
Michaels Stores Modell’s Sporting Goods
Neiman Marcus Group
Nordstrom
Northern Tool + Equipment Co.
Papa John’s International
PETCO Animal Supplies
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Pilot Flying J
QVC
Ralph Lauren Corporation
REI, Inc.
Restoration Hardware
Ross Stores
Saks Incorporated
Sam’s Club
Sonic Corp.
Spencer Gifts
Starbucks Coffee Company
Stein Mart
Sur La Table
Tailored Brands
Talbots
Tapestry, Inc.
Texas Roadhouse
The Cheesecake Factory
The Container Store
Tiffany & Company
TJX Companies
Tractor Supply Company
ULTA Beauty
Under Armour
UNIQLO
Urban Outfitters
Waffle House
Walmart
West Marine
Whataburger Restaurants
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Mar 2018 - Feb 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
It is worth noting that while the NRF has four people engaged in activities falling under the register, three spend significantly below 10 percent of their working time on such activities and one spends under 25 percent. The FTE should therefore be less than 1. However, 25 percent is the minimum that can be chosen for the number of persons involved from the organization expressed in percentage of working time.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The NRF organized an official side-event on "The Future of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Post-Second Annual Review: Preserving its Benefits to EU and U.S. Consumers and Businesses" as part of the 2018
International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC).Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 14 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject GDPR, EU-U.S. relations, digital and data protection policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject To discuss EU initiatives of relevance for the global retail industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Oct 2020 Location Video conference Subject GDPR, data protection Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists