Visions of a successful holiday season danced in many a retailer’s head as consumers rushed to stores the critical week before Christmas to finish lengthy lists. Members of the Retail Council of New York State awarded the season an “A-” letter grade in response to the strong finale. Eighty percent of retailers polled by the ... Read More
Holiday shopping momentum continued through mid-December say members of the Retail Council of New York State. Seventy-eight percent of merchants surveyed by the Retail Council on Dec. 12 and 13 indicated sales were better than or the same as their sales for the same period of time last year. Fifty-six percent were pleased with sales ... Read More
Lingering concerns about the economy and consumer attitudes took a backseat to fantastic bargains propelling New York state retailers to report the strongest Black Friday weekend in years. Eighty five percent of merchants surveyed by the Retail Council of New York State early this week said their sales for the weekend were better than or ... Read More
The Retail Council of New York State will issue its first Holiday Sales Watch for the 2011 shopping season on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Each year during the holidays, the Retail Council surveys a sample of its members across New York state to collect general information about retail sales and trends. Results of the Holiday Sales ... Read More
Clint Hegeman (L), Retail Council treasurer and member of the Safety Group 493 Executive Committee, and Retail Council President and CEO Jim Sherin hold the $3.2 million dividend check. More than $3 million in dividend checks is being returned to merchants in the Retail Council of New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Safety Group 493. ... Read More
New York retailers are entering the 2011 holiday season with cautious optimism despite lingering economic uncertainties and wavering consumer confidence around the state. That’s according to a recent survey of Retail Council of New York State members where 62 percent of retailers say they expect 2011 holiday season numbers to be the same as or ... Read More
Law enforcement, prosecutors, and retail asset protection professionals from all parts of New York State meet Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany for a day-long conference addressing organized retail crime (ORC) and its $30-billion-plus annual impact on retailers, consumers, and governments throughout the United States. The Retail Council ... Read More
New York’s retailers today cheered the state Senate’s approval of legislation that would make it a class E felony to use an anti-security device to steal merchandise from a store. Senator Charles Fuschillo, Jr. sponsors the measure (S.527), which seeks to curb the use of the “booster bag” – a favored tool of organized retail ... Read More
Shoppers delivered robust sales the crucial week before Christmas, topping off a holiday season so successful it was awarded an “A” letter grade this week by members of the Retail Council of New York State. Eighty-four percent of retailers polled by the Retail Council of New York State said their week-before-Christmas sales were better than ... Read More