The Real Reasons Food Prices are Increasing…
February 10, 2022 Op Ed by: Andy Ellen, President and General Counsel, NC Retail Merchants Association If you’ve gone to the grocery store lately and shopped for chicken wings…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Commit to Preventing and Prosecuting Organized Retail Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 15, 2021 “Smash and Grabs” and organized retail crime will not be tolerated in North Carolina was the message sent today by representatives of the…
NORTH CAROLINA RETAILERS ARE READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
RALEIGH, NC – Although many shoppers have already begun their shopping, the 2021 holiday shopping season officially starts this week and North Carolina retailers are ready. The North Carolina Retail…
NCRMA Statement on Executive Order 215 and the Loosening of COVID Restrictions
It has been a tough year, but there is hope on the horizon and North Carolina retailers are ready to welcome you back. North Carolina took a huge step forward…
One Year Later
It is one of those moments that stays in your memory, like where you were on 9-11, or the space shuttle exploded, or, for another generation, when President Kennedy was…
BUSINESS, FARMING AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES JOIN FORCES TO ENOURAGE PUBLIC TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT NC AGAINST COVID
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS), the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), the North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group and the NC Chamber have come together to strongly encourage…
NCRMA Statement on Executive Order 180 – Face Mask Mandate
RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general counsel, regarding the issuance of Executive Order 180 by Governor Roy…
NORTH CAROLINA RETAILERS NEED CONSUMERS TO SHOP SAFE, SMART AND LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
RALEIGH, NC – The 2020 holiday season is going to be different, but North Carolina retailers are in excited anticipation, and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), along with…
50 Students Awarded Scholarships by the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation
$125,000 Given to NC Communities through Scholarships Raleigh, NC – Fifty students will receive financial support from the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation as they arrive on college campuses in the…
NC Retailers and Coronavirus – Response to the Issuance of Executive Order 147
RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general counsel, regarding the issuance of Executive Order 147 by Governor…
NCRMA Launches Radio Campaign
Consumers are urged to Shop Smart and ShopNC The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), in partnership with Curtis Media, launched a statewide radio campaign on Tuesday, April 28th. The…
NCRMA Responds to New Retail Policies
RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general counsel, regarding the issuance of Executive Order 131 by Governor…
NCRMA Response to Statewide Stay at Home Order
RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general counsel, regarding the issuance of the statewide stay at home…
NC Retailers and Coronavirus
Retailers Work to Meet the Needs of Employees and Customers RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general…
Coronavirus
The coronavirus has the potential to impact retailers, their customers and employees nationwide. North Carolina retailers’ first priority is always the health and safety of our customers and employees. For…
NC Retail Supports Final Step Towards a Level Playing Field
Marketplace Facilitator Required to Collect Sales Tax RALEIGH, NC – Beginning February 1, 2020, North Carolina takes the final step towards sales tax parity for all merchants who sell to…
ABC System Modernization Bill Aims to “Free the Spirits” in North Carolina
Restaurant, hospitality and retail leaders unite to support new legislation designed to build efficiencies in the outdated system, grant consumers more options, and streamline access for businesses Raleigh, N.C. (April…
North Carolina Retailers Donate More Than $80,000 to Combat Hunger
Cash and In-Kind Donations Will Support North Carolina’s Feeding the Carolinas Food Banks Raleigh, NC (April 3, 2019) – The NC Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) and its retail members donated…
North Carolinians Want Government out of the Liquor Business
New Survey Results Show Strong Support for Privatization RALEIGH, NC – A majority of North Carolinians support a rework of the current system of government- controlled ABC stores and the…
Retail Consumer Alliance Encourages Consumers to Shop Smart and Safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: Retail Consumer Alliance (RCA) 209 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 Contact: Ann Edmondson (919) 832-0811 Raleigh, NC (December 7, 2018) – North Carolina retailers are in excited…
NC Retail Supports Supreme Court Decision that “A Sale Is A Sale”
States May Now Require Sales Tax from ALL Retailers RALEIGH, NC - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) issued the following statement from Andy Ellen, president and general counsel,…
It’s Past Time to Level the Playing Field
The year 1992 seems like a long, long time ago. Bill Clinton was president, Duke won the NCAA Championship, the Cosby Show was the top-rated show on television and I…
NC Retail Merchants Encourage Consumers to #ShopNC this Holiday Season
Raleigh, NC (November 21, 2017) – North Carolina retailers are in excited anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), along with its 2,500 retail members…
The Border Adjustment Tax Threatens Tax Reform
Op-Ed by: Andy Ellen President, NC Retail Merchants Association There’s a proposal in Washington that takes direct aim at America’s most important job-producing industry with one trillion dollars in new…
25 Years of Successful Worker’s Comp Coverage Celebrated Partnership between NC Retailers and First Benefits Insurance Mutual Continues to Grow
Contact Information: For Immediate Release First Benefits Insurance Mutual Inc. March 27, 2017 Contact: Ann Edmondson, Director of Communications Phone: (919) 832-0811 Raleigh, NC - Twenty-five years ago the North…
NC Retail Merchants Support New Bill to Combat Theft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) 209 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 Contact: NCRMA President Andy Ellen or Senior Communications Director Ann Edmondson (919) 832-0811…
The Real Problem is Litter
Op Ed by: Andy Ellen, President and General Counsel, NC Retail Merchants Association It’s easy to believe that the plastic bag ban in the Outer Banks has improved the…
NC Retail Merchants Supports Repeal of Plastic Bag Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) 209 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 Contact: NCRMA President Andy Ellen or Senior Communications Director Ann Edmondson (919) 832-0811…
Repealing Durbin amendment will hurt small retailers
February 10, 2017 By: Andy Ellen, President and General Counsel, NC Retail Merchants Association and Gary Harris, Executive Director, NC Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Every retailer and restaurant in the Triangle…