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Retail Careers & Advancement Online Survey

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The NRF Foundation is the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 23 million employees - about one in five working Americans - and 2004 sales of $4.1 trillion. The Foundation, a non-profit public charity, conducts industry research, develops education and workforce development programs, and promotes retailing as a career destination. Major initiatives include national professional certification; industry skill standards and standards-based curriculum resources; promotion of long-term, upwardly mobile retail career paths; and development of one-stop Retail Skills Centers. The Foundation's education and career development efforts encourage professional development and excellence in performance if retailing for associates and executives at all levels. For more information, visit our website: www.nrf.com/foundation/

Partnership Activities:

• Assists with judge recruitment for DECA's International Career Development Conference
• Exhibits at international conference
• Sponsors Customer Service Certification testing at international conferences
• Promotes partnership through DECA/Collegiate DECA publications