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Back-to-School Spending this Year to Top $18 Billion: Study
WASHINGTON -- Families with school-age children are expected to spend $563.49 on back-to-school non-foods merchandise, up 6.9 percent from last year's $527.08 average, and total back-to-school spending this year is expected to reach $18.4 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back-to-School survey. -
NRF Introduces Model Legislation on Organized Retail Crime for States
WASHINGTON -- In an effort to help educate state legislators about the growing problem of organized retail crime, the National Retail Federation here said yesterday it has created a comprehensive package detailing organized retail crime for members of NRF's State Association Council.