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 Award. Rhodes received the honor from the North Carolina 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 Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA). The awards were presented during NCRMA’s…
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 Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA). The awards were presented during NCRMA’s…
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 University Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis project the…
(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 with expected total sales of $84.5 billion, a 4.3% percent…
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 commonsense measure that would end the practice of charging credit…
(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 newly formed Association Health Plan. The plan allows NCRMA retail…
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 enforcement and prosecutors more options to stop criminals engaging in…
(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 shop. The Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation (RCA), the charitable arm…
(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 holiday season with expected total sales of $42.24 billion, up…