The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retailtrade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 23 million employees — about one in five American workers — and 2004 sales of $4.1 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations. In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... An industry trade group is generally a public relations organization funded, founded and formed by corporations that operate in a specific industry. ...
The American Booksellers Association is a non-profit industry association founded in 1900 that promotes independent bookstores. ... Cotton Incorporated aims To increase the demand for and profitability of cotton through research and promotion. ...
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