Tripp Taylor

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Tripp Taylor
Vice President, Business Development
RILA

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​Tripp Taylor is RILA's Vice President of Business Development. Utilizing his fourteen years of tradeshow and conference experience, Taylor leads the sales efforts for all non-dues revenue for the association ranging from exhibits and sponsorships at all RILA conferences to webinars, newsletters and committee sponsorships. Maintaining relationships with more than 500 of the retail industry's leading solution providers, Taylor's responsibilities include ensuring maximum ROI for each of these companies' areas of participation with RILA. Taylor continues to position RILA conferences and meetings as leading industry events which serve as a go-to for solution providers looking to expand their presence in the retail industry.​​​

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  •            Title        =       CRC Brings AI to Environmental Compliance            FileRef        =       /news/retailcheckout/Lists/Posts/383_.000            Author        =       101588            Editor        =       101588            FSObjType        =       0            PermMask        =       0x7fffffffffffffff            ProgId        =                   File_x005F_x0020_Type        =                   Body        =       <div class="ExternalClass01D00F4409EB457D889F2C71DB29C031"><p><em></em><em>By Tiffin Shewmake, Executive Director of the Center for Retail Compliance &amp; VP, RILA</em><br><br>Retailers talk a lot about the ways in which technology is enabling the future of our industry. With the help of things like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data, retailers' approach in areas like product marketing, customer service, delivery, and everything in between is changing every day. But, what often gets overlooked, is not just how these technologies impact consumer-facing operations, but how they can transform internal operations for retailers as well. As <a href="http&#58;//www.rila.org/">RILA</a> and the <a href="http&#58;//www.retailcrc.org/">Center for Retail Compliance (CRC)</a> worked on developing environmental compliance resources for retail, it became clear that this was an area that could stand to benefit from advanced technology.&#160;<br></p><p><img src="/news/retailcheckout/PublishingImages/Lists/Posts/Post/CRC%20advisor%20quote.PNG" alt="CRC advisor quote.PNG" class="ms-rtePosition-2" style="margin&#58;5px;" />While retail has not historically been the focus of environmental regulations and enforcement, the complexity and number of environmental regulations that apply in retail at the federal, state, and even local level, as well as recent settlements in areas such as hazardous waste and refrigeration management, illustrate the need for better compliance programs in retail.&#160;<br> </p><p>That's why we developed the <a href="file&#58;///C&#58;/Users/caroline.stec/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/4JS8D1A6/retailcrc.org/advisor">CRC Advisor</a>—a secure and intuitive web-based application that helps retailers design and implement more effective programs. The CRC Advisor empowers corporate compliance managers to assess their programs in real time across areas like leadership and planning, compliance operations, support systems, and continual improvement. Users can also use the Advisor to conduct self-assessments and gap analysis, benchmark internally and with industry peers, set goals, track progress, and implement continuous improvement.&#160;&#160; </p><p>The CRC Advisor helps answer some of the most difficult questions that retailers face in building out their compliance efforts, such as&#58;</p><ul><li>Where are our greatest risks?</li><li>Are we over-complying and therefore wasting money?</li><li>Is there a big issue we are unaware of?</li><li>Are we missing opportunities to extract value from our compliance program?<br></li></ul><p>Of course, there is no off-the-shelf program that would work for all companies. Consider the difference between a home improvement store that provides home renovation services and a clothing retailer in a mall. Or, the difference between a grocery store with refrigeration, bakery, and gas station and a pet store. 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  •            Title        =       #RLAW Day 2 Recap            FileRef        =       /news/retailcheckout/Lists/Posts/382_.000            Author        =       Talana Lattimer (Contact)            Editor        =       Talana Lattimer (Contact)            FSObjType        =       0            PermMask        =       0x7fffffffffffffff            ProgId        =                   File_x005F_x0020_Type        =                   Body        =       <div class="ExternalClassBF1A8CA644914C25A6E9BE681631EC81"><p>Day 2 began with the &quot;back by popular demand&quot; retailer-only roundtable style sessions. 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If you were weren’t able to attend this year, be sure to join us in Nashville for the 2019 Retail Law Conference!</div><div>&#160;<br></div><p style="text-align&#58;center;">• • •</p><p>Follow us on Twitter&#160;<a href="https&#58;//twitter.com/RILAtweets"><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;">@RILAtweets</span></a><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;">&#160;</span>and use&#160;<a href="https&#58;//twitter.com/hashtag/RLAW?src=hash"><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;">#RLAW</span></a><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;">&#160;</span>to share your favorite moments from the conference with us!</p><p>To learn more about the conference, visit&#160;<a href="https&#58;//rila.force.com/s/lt-event?site=a0c610000017lsyAAA&amp;id=a1T61000005IiEZEA0"><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;"><strong>www.rila.org/rlaw</strong></span></a><br></p><p><br></p></div>            PostCategory        =       10;#Retail            File_x005F_x0020_Size        =                   PublishingRollupImage        =                   Comments        =                   ID        =       382            Modified        =       2018-10-11 20:26:20            Created        =       2018-10-11 20:24:54            _Level        =       1            WebId        =       efbeee77-4209-4a75-a7af-aee9adefaf7f            ListId        =       538abc7d-dcd6-46f2-8316-01bd11cd855b            _x007B_94f89715_x002D_e097_x002D_4e8b_x002D_ba79_x002D_ea02aa8b7adb_x007D_        =       news/retailcheckout/Lists/Posts/382_.000            PubDate        =       Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:26:20 GMT            FileExtension        =                   FileSize        =                   DocumentIconImageUrl        =       /_layouts/15/IMAGES/icgen.gif            LinkUrl        =       https://www.rila.org/news/retailcheckout/Lists/Posts/382_.000            Style        =       RetailCheckoutFirstPost            GroupStyle        =       DefaultHeader            __begincolumn        =       False            __begingroup        =       False     
  •            Title        =       #RLAW Day 1 Recap            FileRef        =       /news/retailcheckout/Lists/Posts/381_.000            Author        =       Talana Lattimer (Contact)            Editor        =       Talana Lattimer (Contact)            FSObjType        =       0            PermMask        =       0x7fffffffffffffff            ProgId        =                   File_x005F_x0020_Type        =                   Body        =       <div class="ExternalClass59364A57263147C5BD4D8E8F77A3B842"><div><h3><strong>​Austin Welcomes #RLAW 2018</strong></h3><p>Over&#160;<span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;"><strong><a href="https&#58;//rila.force.com/s/searchdirectory?id=a2b61000001e7Ma">300 attendees touched down in Austin, TX</a>&#160;</strong></span>today for the 2018 Retail Law Conference to network, share challenges and find solutions to the industry's most pressing problems with the leaders of the retail law community.<br></p><p style="text-align&#58;center;"><img src="/news/retailcheckout/PublishingImages/Tweet-1.jpg" alt="Tweet-1.jpg" style="margin&#58;5px;width&#58;395px;height&#58;64px;" /><br></p><p style="text-align&#58;center;"><strong>Who's attending the 2018&#160;Retail Law Conference?</strong><br></p><p style="text-align&#58;center;"><img src="/news/retailcheckout/PublishingImages/rlaw18%20infographic%202.jpg" alt="rlaw18 infographic 2.jpg" style="margin&#58;5px;width&#58;500px;height&#58;175px;" /><br></p><h3><strong>Kicking it off</strong><br></h3><p style="text-align&#58;center;"><img src="/news/retailcheckout/PublishingImages/Deb%20Welcome%20Remarks%20Day%201.jpg" alt="Deb Welcome Remarks Day 1.jpg" style="margin&#58;5px;width&#58;640px;height&#58;427px;" /><br></p><p>RILA's Deborah White<strong>,&#160;</strong><a href="http&#58;//www.rila.org/rlaw"><span style="text-decoration&#58;underline;"><strong>Senior EVP and General Counsel</strong></span></a>, kicks off the first official day of the 2018&#160;#RLAW&#160;Conference. This year, RILA and the <a href="/rlc">Retail Litigation Center (RLC)</a> achieved their greatest&#160;litigation accomplishment when the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the <em>South Dakota v. 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