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 shot. On March 9, 2020, I, along with other leaders…
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 the public to follow public health guidelines in order to…
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 its 2,500 retail members across the state, encourage consumers to…
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 Roy Cooper and the face covering requirement. “The main concern…
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 counsel, regarding North Carolina retailers and the impact of coronavirus.…
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 over $80,000 to Feeding the Carolinas Food Banks today. The…
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 sale of spiritous liquor. Instead they believe liquor should be regulated…
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, regarding the ruling by the United States Supreme Court in…
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 was about to graduate from what was then called Elon…
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 across the state, want consumers to #ShopNC this year. The…