NEWS RELEASES AND ADVISORIES

August 5, 2008
Navin named Retail Council Director of Sales


June 17, 2008
Retail Council of New York State partners with GHI to offer health insurance to members


January 22, 2008
Retail Council supports Governor Spitzer’s internet Sales Tax Collection Proposal


January 2, 2008
Holiday Sales Watch – Report 3
A modest end to an up-and-down season
Soft last-minute rush countered by solid after Christmas activity


December 19, 2007
New York State Pharmacists Society and Retail Council announce partnership on workers’ comp insurance


December 12, 2007
Holiday Sales Watch – Report 2
Sales as expected at halfway point
Merchants gear up for week before Christmas frenzy


November 28, 2007
Holiday Sales Watch – Report 1
Black Friday weekend overcomes soft sales projections
Eighty percent of retailers report weekend sales to be same


November 26, 2007
Sales tax changes in effect Dec. 1, 2007


November 20, 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Sherin’s letter to the editor about a proposal that would require out-of-state online merchants to collect sales and use taxes from their New York


November 20, 2007
Retail Council of New York State launches Annual Holiday Sales Watch


November 1, 2007
Majority of retailers anticipate growth during 2007 holiday shopping season
Nearly 90 percent to hire the same or more seasonal employees


October 25, 2007
Retail Council returns nearly $5 million to Workers’ Compensation Safety Group 493
Group anticipates huge savings in 2008 thanks to workers’ compensation reform


September 1, 2007
Sales tax changes in effect September 1, 2007