Commissioner Luke Farley Announces Alliance Agreement Between the North Carolina Department of Labor and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Raleigh, NC (January 22, 2026) - North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley today announced a new Alliance Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), through its Occupational Safety and…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Commit to Enforce New Law Effective December 1 to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Raleigh, NC (December 1, 2025) – Organized retail crime (ORC) will not be tolerated in North Carolina. That was the message delivered today by representatives of the North Carolina Retail…
Rhodes Receives Government Relations Award from the NC Retail Merchants Association
Russell Rhodes Recognized for Excellence in Advocacy RALEIGH, NC (November 7, 2025) – Russell Rhodes was recently recognized as the 2025 recipient of the Luther T. Moore Excellence in Government Relations…
The Butcher’s Market Named 2025 Retailer of the Year by the NC Retail Merchants Association
RALEIGH, NC (November 7, 2025) – The Butcher’s Market has been named a 2025 Retailer of the Year, one of two leading businesses to receive the honor from the North Carolina…
Steelman’s ACE Hardware Named 2025 Retailer of the Year by the NC Retail Merchants Association
RALEIGH, NC (November 7, 2025) – Steelman’s Ace Hardware has been named a 2025 Retailer of the Year, one of two leading businesses to receive the honor from the North Carolina…
2025 HOLIDAY SEASON PROJECTED TO BRING THE STRONGEST GROWTH IN FOUR YEARS
The 2025 holiday season in North Carolina will be the best-performing period between 2022 and 2025 (Raleigh – November 10, 2025) The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association and Appalachian State…
North Carolina Retailers Anticipate Strong Back-to-School Sales
(Raleigh – August 1, 2025) The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association and Appalachian State University Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis have forecast increased Back-to-School retail sales in 2025…
North Carolina Businesses Urge Passage of House Bill 650 to End Unfair Swipe Fees on Sales Tax
RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA) and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) are calling on state lawmakers to pass House Bill 650, a…
NC Retailers Gain Access to New Health Insurance Plan
(Raleigh - February 24, 2025) The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), the only advocacy organization for the retail industry in the state, is offering North Carolina retailers access to a…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Applaud New Laws to Combat Organized Retail Crime and Money Laundering
Raleigh, NC (December 1, 2024) – Significant efforts to thwart the financial crimes of money laundering and organized retail theft become effective December 1, 2024. These new laws provide law…
Retail Consumer Alliance Encourages Consumers to Shop Smart, Safe and Local This Holiday Season
(Raleigh – November 22, 2024) North Carolina retailers are geared up for the holiday season, but they also want to remind their customers to be smart and safe as they…
Growth Predicted for NC Retailers for 2024 Holiday Season
(Raleigh – November 12, 2024) The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association and Appalachian State University Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis have forecast increased retail sales during the 2024…
North Carolina Retailers Predict Another Strong Year for Back-to-School Sales
(Raleigh – August 15, 2024) The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association and Appalachian State University Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis has forecast increased Back-to-School retail sales in 2024…
Carolina Pharmacy Named 2024 Retailer of the Year by The NC Retail Merchants Association
RALEIGH, NC (April 22, 2024) – Carolina Pharmacy has been named 2024 Retailer of the Year, one of two leading businesses to receive the honor from the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA)…
Jennifer Burch Receives Excellence in Government Relations Award From The NC Retail Merchants Association
RALEIGH, NC (April 22, 2024) – Jennifer Burch of Durham was recently recognized as the 2024 recipient of the Luther T. Moore Excellence in Government Relations Award. Burch received the honor…
Tanger Inc. Named 2024 Retailer of The Year by The NC Retail Merchants Association
RALEIGH, NC (April 22, 2024) – Tanger Inc. has been named 2024 Retailer of the Year, one of two leading businesses to receive the honor from the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA)…
Retailers and District Attorneys Applaud New Law Effective March 1 to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Raleigh, NC (March 1, 2024) – The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), and the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys (NC CODA) applaud the passage of legislation to combat…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Commit to Enforce New Law Effective December 1 to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Raleigh, NC (December 1, 2022) – Organized retail crime will not be tolerated in North Carolina was the message sent today by representatives of the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association…
NRF Article – NRF Honors Distinguished Association Executive
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2022 – The National Retail Federation today presented the J. Thomas Weyant Award to North Carolina Retail Merchants Association President and General Counsel Andy Ellen, as retailers…
NC Retail Merchants Tout New Laws to Combat Organized Theft
Raleigh, NC (June 30, 2022) - The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA), along with its 2,500 retail members across the state, applauds the bipartisan passage of a new law…
52 Students Awarded Scholarships by the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation (RCA)
$130,000 Given to Support Students in the Retail Industry Fifty-two students will receive financial support from the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation as they arrive on college campuses in the…
The Real Reasons Food Prices are Increasing…
February 10, 2022 Op Ed by: Andy Ellen, President and General Counsel, NC Retail Merchants Association If you’ve gone to the grocery store lately and shopped for chicken wings…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Commit to Preventing and Prosecuting Organized Retail Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 15, 2021 “Smash and Grabs” and organized retail crime will not be tolerated in North Carolina was the message sent today by representatives of the…
NORTH CAROLINA RETAILERS ARE READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
RALEIGH, NC – Although many shoppers have already begun their shopping, the 2021 holiday shopping season officially starts this week and North Carolina retailers are ready. The North Carolina Retail…
NCRMA Statement on Executive Order 215 and the Loosening of COVID Restrictions
It has been a tough year, but there is hope on the horizon and North Carolina retailers are ready to welcome you back. North Carolina took a huge step forward…
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…
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…
NCRMA Statement on Executive Order 180 – Face Mask Mandate
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 180 by Governor Roy…
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…
50 Students Awarded Scholarships by the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation
$125,000 Given to NC Communities through Scholarships Raleigh, NC – Fifty students will receive financial support from the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation as they arrive on college campuses in the…
Commissioner Luke Farley Announces Alliance Agreement Between the North Carolina Department of Labor and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Raleigh, NC (January 22, 2026) - North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley today announced a new Alliance Agreement between the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), through its Occupational Safety and…
Retailers, District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Police Commit to Enforce New Law Effective December 1 to Combat Organized Retail Crime
Raleigh, NC (December 1, 2025) – Organized retail crime (ORC) will not be tolerated in North Carolina. That was the message delivered today by representatives of the North Carolina Retail…
Rhodes Receives Government Relations Award from the NC Retail Merchants Association
Russell Rhodes Recognized for Excellence in Advocacy RALEIGH, NC (November 7, 2025) – Russell Rhodes was recently recognized as the 2025 recipient of the Luther T. Moore Excellence in Government Relations…