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- Times Union: Retail Council names first female CEO November 18, 2020
- Albany Business Review: Retail Council of New York State names new president and CEO November 18, 2020
- Retail Council of New York State names Melissa O’Connor as President and CEO: Press release November 18, 2020
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- Retail Council cheers SCOTUS ‘Wayfair’ ruling June 21, 2018 - ‘The internet is not some fragile little upstart that needs a tax shelter.’ ALBANY, NY – Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Ted Potrikus has this to say about today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of the… Read More ...
- New York’s retailers eagerly watch today as US Supreme Court hears on-line sales tax arguments April 17, 2018 - ALBANY, NY – Brick-and-mortar retailers of every size and sort throughout New York look today to the Supreme Court of the United States as it hears oral arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., revisiting the Court’s 1992 Quill decision… Read More ...
- Main Street merchants continue push for fairness
“E-commerce … well past any claim of fragile infancy that needs a tax shelter to survive to sell another day.” March 12, 2018 - ALBANY, NY – The Retail Council of New York State today urged the state Legislature’s leaders to close the ‘Marketplace’ sales tax loophole as state budget negotiations move forward. “The Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota doesn’t… Read More ... - ‘Marketplace’ sales tax plan a boost for New York’s Main Streets
Retailers support March 6, 2018 - ALBANY, NY -- Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Ted Potrikus today issued the following statement supporting the Executive Budget’s ‘Internet Fairness’ provision: New York merchants large and small applaud Governor Cuomo for including the ‘Marketplace Provider’… Read More ... - Updated NYS Minimum Wage Poster December 31, 2017 - Read More ...
- Retailers applaud state Department of Labor’s release of “on-time scheduling” regulations November 10, 2017 - ALBANY, NY – Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Ted Potrikus this morning issued the following statement: Retailers thank Governor Cuomo and Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon for proposing a plan that creates a consistent and uniform policy… Read More ...
- Governor Cuomo Announces New Regulations on Employee Scheduling November 10, 2017 - Read More ...
- Governor Cuomo announces NYS Paid Family Leave regulations July 25, 2017 - Read More ...
- Retailers applaud governor’s bag moratorium February 22, 2017 - Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Ted Potrikus this evening issued the following statement: Retailers in New York City and throughout the state thank Governor Cuomo for making the difficult decision to tap on the brakes on… Read More ...
- Announcing a SiriusXM for Business Program for Retail Council members! January 22, 2017 - Read More ...