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The National Retail Federation (NRF) wants everyone to shop 'til they drop. The group is a trade association representing the retail industry that works through four divisions addressing technology in retail, chain restaurants, advertising and marketing, and online retail. It functions as both an advocacy group and an informational network for its members, lobbying government, hosting conferences and seminars, and publishing newsletters and books. The NRF magazine, Stores , is published monthly. NRF includes more than 100 US national, state, and international retail associations and more than 1.6 million US retailers with about 42 million employees.

The Partnership for New York City is a group of business leaders pledged to work for the economic and cultural betterment of all five boroughs. To achieve its goal of maintaining New York City's position as the global center of commerce, culture, and innovation, it conducts research, participates in policy making, lobbies government, and invests in economic development efforts. Its many partners include American Express, Con Edison, Macys, Tiffany & Co. The group was formed in 2002 from a combination of two already-affiliated organizations with complementary missions: the New York City Partnership, founded by David Rockefeller in 1979, and the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was formed in 1768.

Marc Metrick stepped off a freight elevator at Saks Fifth Avenue one recent afternoon and navigated his way past mangled wires and bare concrete beams, his Prada lace-ups crunching on broken glass. Department stores, as a class, are under siege: online retailers are making inroads into luxury, off-price outlets are peddling name brands at deep discounts, and there has been a shift in where and how people shop.