VRF seeks to proactively represent and support the legislative interests of Virginia retailers on the local, State, and Federal levels.
For our members who accept SNAP:
March SNAP benefits will be issued to all participants on March 1, and not on the usual staggered schedule. This means that businesses who accept SNAP will most likely see a high volume of SNAP participants at their stores on March 1.
The Virginia Department of Social Services is doing this to shorten the length of time between the issuance of February and March benefits because February benefits were not issued until mid-January due to the government shutdown.
Recent News
- For our members who accept SNAP:
- Tracked Bills - 2019
- Retail Advocate Update | Feb 11, 2019
- Retail Advocate Update | Jan 29, 2019
- PHOTOS: 2019 Legislative Reception
- Retail Advocate Update | Jan 22, 2019
- 2019 Legislative Reception
- Retail Advocate Update | Jan 14, 2019
- Sales Tax Fairness
- Taxing Issues with Online Sales
Virginia Retail by the Numbers
| 1,057,777 Jobs Supported by Retail | 87,997 Retail Establishments | $63.5 (b) Total GDP Impact |
767,243 Direct Retail Employment | $20,545 (m) Direct Labor Income | $30,927 (m) Direct Impact on GDP |
source: National Retail Federation
