Washington, DC – Executives from several of America’s best-known retail companies will participate in a press conference to urge Congress to reject the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce (ACEC) report as invalid and unfair. The retailers will join a coalition of Senators, state and local government groups, educators and public safety officials at the event.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade association with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet and independent stores. NRF members represent an industry that encompasses more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, employs more than 20 million people -- about 1 in 5 American workers -- and registered 1999 sales of $3 trillion. NRF’s international members operate stores in more than 50 nations. In its role as the retail industry's umbrella group, NRF also represents 32 national and 50 state associations in the U.S. as well as 36 international associations representing retailers abroad.