The retail industry is a vital player in the U.S. economy, and the members of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) are among the industry’s most innovative and influential companies. RILA members have revolutionized the way consumers shop, providing a virtually limitless variety of choices and products at affordable prices. The foundation of RILA’s public policy focus is made up of integrated efforts in five specific areas: supply chain, workforce, finance, asset protection, and emerging issues.
RILA's 2012 Legislative AgendaA Roadmap for Job Creation With nearly 15 million Americans employed in retail jobs and two-thirds of the U.S. economy driven by consumer spending, the retail industry’s importance to the economy cannot be understated. RILA members pay billions of dollars in federal, state and local taxes and collect and remit billions more in sales taxes. Consequently, nearly every public policy debate has some link to the retail business, their employees and the millions of American who patronize their stores each day. Costly and often redundant regulations bind the hands of employers and make it more difficult to grow and create jobs. The 2012 RILA Agenda: A Roadmap for Job Creation focuses on industry priorities that will spur investment, empower consumers, and ensure that innovation and competition are unrestrained.
RILA's 2012 Legislative AgendaA Roadmap for Job Creation
With nearly 15 million Americans employed in retail jobs and two-thirds of the U.S. economy driven by consumer spending, the retail industry’s importance to the economy cannot be understated. RILA members pay billions of dollars in federal, state and local taxes and collect and remit billions more in sales taxes. Consequently, nearly every public policy debate has some link to the retail business, their employees and the millions of American who patronize their stores each day. Costly and often redundant regulations bind the hands of employers and make it more difficult to grow and create jobs.
The 2012 RILA Agenda: A Roadmap for Job Creation focuses on industry priorities that will spur investment, empower consumers, and ensure that innovation and competition are unrestrained.
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