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Invariant has signed on the National Retail Federation as the world’s largest retail association gears up for what it hopes to be a record holiday shopping season.
The DC shop represents NRF on COVID-19 restrictions/mandates, supply chain issues, taxes and labor matters.
It has Mary Beth Stanton, aide to former Senator Herb Kohl (whose family owned the Kohl department store chain); Nicole Venable (staffer to Reps. Lee Hamlton and William Jefferson); and Noah Marine (legislative director to Rep. Ed Perlumtter) on the NRF case.
The NRF forecasts holiday sales will reach an all-time high in the range of $843.4B to $859B, up 8.5 percent to 10.5 percent from a year ago.
NRF Chief economist Jack Kleinhenz noted that while pandemic supply chain disruptions have caused shortages of merchandise, retailers could enjoy a “stellar holiday sales season,” if they can keep their shelves stocked.
He also warned that the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant could potentially sidetrack consumer spending.
Flock Safety has hired Off Hill Strategies, a boutique lobby firm that boasts of its commitment to conservative principles.
Ballard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
