Benefits & Services

 

To help members maximize their profits, NSRA has negotiated with providers to offer members the following services at significantly lower rates. For additional details, click on the service provider’s logo.

 

Credit/Debit card processing at low rates like those available to large retail chains. Through First Data, NSRA members become part of a more-than-affordable card-processing system that holds down retailer costs (average gain: $1,200/year/store).

Gift Cards
The ultimate in customer convenience, gift cards let customers pre-purchase for themselves, their families, and friends. They also allow retailers the convenience of cashless returns. Mostly, gift cards reflect the most popular gift-giving approach of the 21st Century: Give them what they want, but let them pick it out.

NSRA members get low rates on incoming and outgoing shipping via FedEx and for LTL inbound YRC and UPS (average gain: $1,700/store/year) as well as low rates on print and copy services at any FedEx Kinko's location.

Through Staples, NSRA members get deep discounts on thousands of items - from sheets of paper to office furniture to electronic equipment, machines, and accessories.

NSRA members receive discounts on Footwear News and free subscriptions to specialized publications like Sports Edge for athletic shoe retailers and BioMechanics for those who carry therapeutic footwear.

Through Hobson Insurance, NSRA offers a complete service package at very competitive rates.

NSRA’s experts routinely improve members’ lease deals, saving them considerable money in the process. Call Tanja Towne for more information - 1-800-673-8446 ext. 7002 or email TanjaT@nsra.org.

Through S. Walter Packaging, NSRA helps members get distinctive original bags for customers to take their shoes home in – and at a lower cost than most retailers can negotiate with a local packager.