Federal Update from the National Retail Federation

Now is the time to weigh in with the Federal Reserve on new regulations to increase competition needed over the fees banks and card networks charge merchants to process debit card transactions. If enacted, this proposed regulation could save retailers billions of...
Virginia Special Session

Virginia Special Session

As a reminder, Governor Northam has called a Special Session of the General Assembly to begin on August 2nd. There is not currently an end date sate for the Session. The General Assembly will be taking up the Governor’s proposed budget amendments regarding...

New Laws to Take Effect July 1

Below is a list of a few of the bills that passed in the 2021 General Assembly Session that will become effective as of Thursday, July 1st. Many other bills passed that impact the retail industry but they either went into effect immediately or had a delayed...

Mask Mandate Lifts to Align with CDC Guidance

From the Office of the Governor:  Commonwealth has administered nearly 7 million vaccines, 63 percent of Virginia adults have received at least one dose Governor Ralph Northam today lifted Virginia’s universal indoor mask mandate to align with new...

Eastern States Virginia 2021

Sunday, July 18 – Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Hosted by the state retail associations of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. We will be hosting this...