 |
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.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
