NRF Acquires Reverse Logistics Association 

Washington, D.C. — The National Retail Federation (NRF) has acquired the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), a global trade association for the returns and reverse industry. “Retailers understand the importance of sustainability practices and the environmental, economic, social and consumer benefits that accompany them,” says Matthew Shay, president and chief executive officer of the NRF. “RLA’s reverse logistics expertise will help our members to ‘close the loop’ and accelerate the emergence of the circular economy,” he adds. The circular economy constitutes the efforts to reuse or recycle useful products, materials and resources.