Two Association Memberships in 1: the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Retail Federation – A Powerful Partnership. Tap into the power of:

Member Communities:

Committees. Our committees are comprised of member company executives who recommend strategy, develop solutions and organize a coordinated retail industry response on a broad range of issues. In addition to some 50 committees, we offer:

Food Safety Task Force
Food Supply Chain Committee
Chain Restaurant Employment/HR Group
Animal Welfare Steering Committee
Food Industry Loss Prevention Advisory Council

DecisionMaker Series. This series of summits addresses the challenges facing industry executives. CEO Summit, CFO Summit, CIO Summit, CMO Summit, LP Executive Summit, and HR Executive Summit are free to senior executives from chain restaurant member companies.

Your Industry Advocate:

Leadership. NCCR has taken a leadership role in achieving major victories and developing sound public policy on numerous issues directly impacting the chain restaurant industry. These include (1) defeat of "single-site" union organizing, a union-supported initiative which would have greatly aided unions in organizing; (2) passage of legislation to permit electronic storage of I-9s; (3) development of food safety protocols and practices; and (4) renewal of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit.

Legislation Affecting You. Members can follow the progress of critical federal legislation affecting businesses through the NCCR website, www.nccr.net, email alerts, committee updates, and the monthly newsletter. Consult the Issues section on the Government Affairs page of www.nrf.com and, get an overview of the legislative landscape from all 50 states through iStateLink on the Members Only section of www.nrf.com. We work for sound public policy on more than 50 issues including taxation, animal welfare, obesity, food safety and immigration – in addition to monitoring corporate governance requirements through the Sarbanes-Oxley bill.

Information Resources:

NCCR Highlights, a weekly e-newsletter keeping you posted on the chain restaurant world.
STORES Magazine, a monthly publication for industry decision makers.
Washington Retail Insight, a weekly public policy email update.
Retail Trade Issues, a monthly report on trade matters.

Members Only websites. Special sections on both the NRF and NCCR websites have been reserved exclusively for members only. Find specialized reports, surveys, newsletters and much, much more by visiting the various retail operations pages. Learn which committees are available for you to participate in and send an email directly to the staff liaison. www.nccr.net and www.nrf.com

Member Education and Research:

Industry Conferences. In addition to the DecisionMaker Series, we produce over 50 workshops a year in conjunction with the following conferences. Members can send a team to NRF events and save nearly 50% on posted registration fees:

NCCR/NRF Human Resources Executives Council Meeting
NCCR/NRF Financial Executives Council Meeting
NCCR Annual Meeting and Food Safety Task Force Meeting
NRF Annual Convention & Expo
NRF Loss Prevention Conference & Exhibition
Retail Innovation & Marketing Conference

Specialty Divisions. You can also benefit from discounts in other specialty divisions:

ARTS (Association for Retail Technology Standards) — Members save $250 on membership dues and may waive a $250 initiation fee in this industry-driven membership organization dedicated to creating an international, barrier-free technology environment for retailers.
www.nrf-arts.org.

RAMA (Retail Advertising & Marketing Association) — a trade association of industry marketing and advertising professionals, plus their counterparts in agency, media and service-provider businesses. NCCR members can participate at no charge. www.rama-nrf.org.

SHOP.org — the nation's only trade association that focuses exclusively on e-commerce and direct-to-consumer marketing technologies. Members enjoy a 25% discount off membership in Shop.org. www.shop.org.

Membership Questions?
Contact the Membership Department at:
Tel: (202) 626-8113 Fax: (202) 626-8145