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NRF letter calls for financial industry support
The National Retail Federation outlined its concerns about criminal data theft and security breaches at Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus in a letter to the two top leaders in Congress on Jan.22, calling for help from the financial industry to implement more secure debit- and credit-card technology for consumers, reports WWD.
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