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WASHINGTON -- Barbie still ranks as the No. 1 toy for girls, while the hard-to-find TMX Elmo comes in on the top of boys' wish lists, according to the National Retail Federation 2006 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey.

WASHINGTON -- From princesses to pirates, both the naughty and the nice will be invading the streets this Oct. 31. The National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2006 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, has found that for the second consecutive year, princess remains the most popular Halloween costume for kids, with 3.97 million children planning to dress up as such on All Hallows Eve.

WASHINGTON -- From princesses to pirates, both the naughty and the nice will be invading the streets this Oct. 31. The National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2006 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, has found that for the second consecutive year, princess remains the most popular Halloween costume for kids, with 3.97 million children planning to dress up as such on All Hallows Eve.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion in various retail channels this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch and released yesterday.

WASHINGTON -- A Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent who assisted Safeway, Inc. in shutting down a complex organized retail crime ring, has been awarded the National Retail Federation's 2006 Law Enforcement Retail Partnership Award.

WASHINGTON -- With the threat of avian flu carrying the potential to disrupt business practices worldwide, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has added a special session exploring this potential pandemic to the programming at its 2006 Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition, June 5-7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON -- More than 2,600 executives from the loss prevention community will gather in Minneapolis June 5-7 for the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 2006 Loss Prevention Conference and Exhibition. Headlining the three-day event will be a keynote address by Mike McCurry, partner, Public Strategies Washington, Inc.

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Convenience retailer Sheetz, Inc. here has received a Retail Community Service Award from the fashion trade magazine, Women's Wear Daily/ExecTech.