NEWS RELEASES AND ADVISORIES

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 3: Strong finale gives retailers much needed boost
(Dec. 30, 2009)

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 2: Retailers counting on last-minute shoppers
Cash-strapped consumers rely on cash, check and debit more than credit cards
(Dec. 16, 2009)

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 1: Bargains gobbled up by budget-conscious shoppers
Merchants satisfied with predictable kick-off of holiday shopping season
(Dec. 2, 2009)

Retail Council of New York State launches annual Holiday Sales Watch (Nov. 19, 2009)

Retail Council returns $4.2 million to members
31st consecutive dividend for Workers' Compensation Safety Group 493 declared
(Nov. 11, 2009)

Retailers heed lessons of 2008 as they prepare for a challenging holiday shopping season (Nov. 4, 2009)

Retail Council of New York State promotes Flach and Leonard to vice presidents (June 19, 2009)

Retailers praise budget changes
Fewer taxes on consumers mean better stimulus (March 11, 2009)

Council responds to NYS Department of Labor's "New York Wage Watch" initiative (Feb. 9, 2009)

Council opposes federal "Employee Free Choice Act" (Feb. 4, 2009)

Quandt joins Retail Council as office manager and executive assistant (Jan. 22, 2009)

Retail Council of New York State joins forces with E-chx to provide payroll processing for members (Jan. 15, 2009)

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 3: Retailers eke out modest week before Christmas despite snow and ice (Dec. 30, 2008)

Retail Council of NYS responds to Governor's budget proposal (Dec. 17, 2008)

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 2: Merchants look to week before Christmas to recoup season
Bad weather hampers sales in Eastern New York (Dec. 17, 2008)

Holiday Sales Watch - Report 1: 2008 holiday shopping season gets off to respectable start in face of economic adversity
Fifty percent of retailers report weekend sales to be same as or better than 2007
(Dec. 3, 2008)

Retail Council president and CEO responds to New York State comptroller's report on gift card "traps" (Nov. 26, 2008)

Retail Council of New York State launches Annual Holiday Sales Watch (Nov. 20, 2008)

Retailers cautiously prepare for 2008 holiday shopping season
with a close eye on the economy
Many still confident enough to hire the same or more seasonal employees (Nov. 10, 2008)


Retail Council returns $4.5 million to members
30th consecutive dividend for Workers’ Compensation Safety Group 493 declared
(Nov. 6, 2008
)


Navin named Retail Council Director of Sales (Aug. 5, 2008)