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AGWAM – Dave Ratner and Dave’s Soda and Pet City will be a part of the National Retail Federation’s Retail Across America campaign.
Ratner, who is celebrating 40 years of Dave’s Soda and Pet City this year, is very active with the federation advocating on behalf of the nation’s brick-and-mortar retailers in Capital Hill hearings and acting as a voice for smaller businesses on boards with the heads of national chains.
The National Retail Federation’s Retail Across America Team will be at Dave’s Agawam location Friday filming for the organization’s Retail Across America Campaign. Dave’s Soda and Pet City announced the event in a news release Thursday.
They’ll talk with Ratner about his advocacy and with his employees about their jobs and their favorite things about working in retail.
According to the National Retail Federation, Massachusetts retailers support 920,000 jobs and retail contributes nearly $58 billion to the state’s economy.
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