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The article reports that the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has directed four tent and awning manufacturers from Los Angeles, California, and four employer organizations to stop interfering with employees' self-organizational activities. This order was issued to employer groups Merchants and Manufacturers Association, Southern Californians Inc., the Neutral Thousands, and Employees' Advisory Service. The Los Angeles manufacturers involved in the case are Sun Tent-Luebert Co., Mellus Bros. & Co., Downie Bros. Inc. and United Tent & Awning Co. Ltd.

The article discusses the highlights of the conference sponsored by the National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) that was held at the Hotel Principe e Savoia in Milan, Italy, in May 1966. It says that 55 European businessmen comprised of 15 representatives from computer firms and 40 top retail executives listened with interest to a group of U.S. retail merchants. According to the author, the speakers tried to demonstrate to the Europeans how the computer can help the top executive set up systems within the retail industry.

The article offers information on the 2016 Musikmesse international trade fair for musical instruments in Frankfurt, Germany and its event "New Concept." Topics discussed include views of Organizer Messe Frankfurt on the musical instruments; winner of the event National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM); and focus on digital sales strategies of the Society of Music Merchants (SOMM).

The article focuses on the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show that was held in Anaheim, California on January 14-17, 2010. It states that the NAMM Show contributes to the growth of the international music products industry, and allows exhibitors to introduce innovative products to the market. It mentions that the event enables retailers to scale back their inventories. Moreover, the event demonstrates that the demand for product value still exists.

The article reports that Civil and Criminal Law Code Civil and Code Penal apply in the Grand Duchy Mountain. It notes that the military is omnipresent and that tax collectors are hard at work. It focuses on Napoleon's trade war with England and the trail leads to Hartenfels in the society of the wealthy and powerful merchants. It states that the city and the political and social changes under French domination.

The article discusses a survey conducted by a committee of the Philadelphia Merchants' Association, under the leadership of Strawbridge & Clothier's executive vice-president G. Stockton Strawbridge, concerning the question of the value of five-day week schedule and one or two night openings of retail stores in the U.S. Respondents cited convenience to the customers and increased competition are the two major reasons they have added one or two night openings. All stores surveyed have agreed that night hours were good business.

The article focuses on the decision of employers in the U.S. to keep present wage levels despite instances of wage cuts and boots. Smaller companies in the U.S. particularly in the textile industry are the prominent wage cutters. In other parts of the country, large manufacturing plants are holding wages up by using their reserve or dividends. Data from the Merchants Association of New York reveal that wage averages are being maintained in the state.

The article reports on the announcement of a campaign to raise 150,000 U.S. dollars by the National Association of Retail Grocers, to help defray the cost of keeping its grocer members posted on wartime regulations in the U.S.

The article presents an update on the business sector in the U.S. as of July 1, 1933. Joseph B. Eastman, coordinator of transportation, was able to convince railroad executives to cancel their low wage strike. The Child Labor Amendment was ratified by New Jersey in June. Members of New York City's Merchants Ladies' Garment Association decided to block one of the avenues through which dress designs are pirated.

The article offers the author's insights on the message of the president of the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America (RSVA) regarding the responsibility with which government officials must interact. The author is critical on the decision of the agency head has evidently pressuring the state's vendors to join the group. Topics that the author discussed include the National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) which is an organization of blind persons.

The article presents news biefs on various topics. It informs that builders merchants chain Huws Gray has made the acquisition of Armstrongs Builders Merchants. The Builders Merchants Federation will held its next conference from June 13 to 16, 2019 at the 5* Sun Garden's Resort in theWorld Heritage City of Dubrovnik, Croatia. And Imperial Bricks has increased with its sales by 25 percent.

Covers information on the activities of Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) in Great Britain. Prizes open for builder merchants studying the BMF Manchester Open Learning modules; Winners of the BMF City and Guild Awards in 1997.

The article provides information on the Courageous Citizens Award, an award given by the Federation of Greater New York Rifle and Pistol Clubs to individuals who maimed or killed their assailants. It states that New York merchants who are supposed to receive the award along with commemorative plaques and cash prize worth 200 dollars for killing three bandits refused to take the award. It says that Gerald Preiser, the Federation of Greater New York Rifle and Pistol Clubs president, offered the cash prize to the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association but it declined. Moreover, it says that a janitor based in New York became the first Courageous Citizen awardee after wounding his assailant as an act of self-defense.

The article focuses on the economic aspect of Christmas in the U.S. in 1968. It says that the National Retail Merchants Association expects a 61% gain in Christmas for department store sales while color television (TV) manufacturers foresee an 11% sales gain. The variations in fashions have lifted the demand for items such as turtlenecks for men and pants suits for women, and dishwasher makers expect a 23% increase in 1968. However, merchants are handicapped by the calendar in 1968.

The article reports on the improvement of the Maxwell Street market in Chicago, Illinois due to the effort of the Maxwell Street Merchants Association.

This section offers news briefs on marketing in the U.S. as of November 1957. William F. Schmick, Sr., president of A. S. Abell Co., will challenge in court the taxes on advertising expenditures and media income from advertising sales signed by Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro. RCA Victor Society of Great Music will be launched early in 1958. The Suburban Merchants Association of New Jersey will fight up to the Supreme Court the ordinance banning Sunday roadside selling along routes 4 and 17 in Paramus, New Jersey.

The article reports on the plan of merchant association Fifth Avenue Association Inc. to form a Committee of Architects designed to safeguard the architectural appearance of Fifth Avenue shopping district in New York City.

The article reports on the findings of the survey conducted by the Los Angeles Merchants and Manufacturers Association which examines local business establishments in California.

The article reports on the creation of a program designed to hire and train women for sales works in department stores and grocery stores by the Houston Retail Merchants Association (HRMA) in Texas.

The article presents a business outlook on the retail industry for 1971 expressed by members of the U.S. National Retail Merchants Association during their annual convention. Allied Stores Corp. president Thomas Macioce believes that the improvement in the securities market will bring up consumer confidence by the second quarter. J. C. Penney Co.'s chairman William Batten says that controlling negative influences on consumer behavior such as inflation and unemployment rates could lay the foundation for a better year.

The author discusses the role of the organization National Buying Group (NBG) in the partnership of merchants. Topics mentioned include the development of the organization, the importance of the cooperation in the development of the organization, and the management of business partnership. Also mentioned are the development of merchants organization and the effects of Brexit, the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union, in the organization.

The article offers news briefs of Great Britain as of 2013 related to the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF), a whole sale distributor of building materials. Beccy Marlow has been appointed as manager of the BMF. Martin & Partners Builders Ltd. has renewed the BMF membership. The BMF has released a new logo and corporate identity to promote its brand.

In this article, executives Chris Hayward of the British Merchants Federation (BMF) and Chris Pateman of the National Merchant Buying Society Ltd. (NMBS) discuss their plans for their respective conferences that will be held in Mediterranean venues in 2012. Hayward explains the importance of learning strategies for growth and gains in market share for independent merchants. Pateman also encourages the industry to be in the BMF's conference to learn about success and business development.

The article reports on the move of design software company 20-20 Fusion Ltd. to initiate a partnership with merchant buying group Combined Buying Association (CBA) with the company's Fusion Design in Great Britain. The partnership has allowed CBA members to use both the kitchen and bathroom design programmes from Fusion Design. Lee Clark, corporate business manager at 20-20 Fusion, notes their amazement for the coming of new CBA members when they hear about Fusion Design.

This section offers news briefs of interest to performance-based marketers in the U.S. as of October 2016 including the number 466 ranking of the merchant advocacy group National Merchants Association on the Inc. 5,000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies, the launch of Rivet Digital as a partner agency of KPI Direct and the appointment of Jeff Velodota as vice president of sales at Argo Marketing Group.

The article offers information on the new Professional Development Fund of the Institute of Builders Merchants (IoBM) which will facilitate training for people who are working in the construction industry.