RILA Report 

Letter From Sandy

Letter from Sandy: RILA/NRF Merger Update Sandy Kennedy, President, RILA As you know, in April, RILA and the National Retail Federation (NRF) began the process of exploring a merger of the two organizations. That process has now been completed and RILA’s Board of Directors has decided not to move forward with the merger. More >>

Asset Protection

Retail Survey Shows Crime Continues to Rise Amid Troubled Economy Casey Chroust, Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, RILA As a follow up to the December 2008 Crime Trends Survey, RILA asked retail loss prevention professionals to report measured or perceived changes in crimes against retailers over the last four months. More >>

RILA Presents Organized Retail Crime Legislation at 2009 Loss Prevention Conference Joe Rinzel, Vice President, State Government Affairs, RILA RILA hosted its 2009 Loss Prevention, Auditing and Safety Conference last week in Orlando, Florida. More >>

RILA Wraps Up "Best-Ever" Loss Prevention Conference Erin Byrne, Marketing Coordinator, RILA The Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA) 2009 Loss Prevention Auditing and Safety Conference, which concluded May 6, was a incredible success. More >>

Finance

Senate, House Pass Credit Card Reform Legislation Andrew Szente, Director, Government Affairs, RILA The Senate spent last week considering H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights, legislation sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), which recently passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 375-50. More >>

Human Resources

Three New Bills Introduced Aimed at Changing Labor and Employment Law Sarah Arbes, Vice President, Government Affairs, RILA On April 28, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DE-DC) reintroduced the Fair Pay Act of 2009 (S. 904, H.R. 2151). More >>

Supply Chain

RILA & American Shipper Host Emerging and Alternative Ports Webinar Autumn Lotze, Retail Operations Coordinator, RILA On May 12, RILA and American Shipper jointly hosted a webinar on Emerging and Alternative Ports. More >>

RILA and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Continue Development of Safety Standards Jim Neill, Vice President, Product Safety, RILA RILA continues to advance the development of a retail-led consumer product safety standard through its partnership with the British Retail Consortium (BRC). More >>

Supply Chain Security Committee Holds Bi-annual Meeting Kelly Kolb, Vice President, Supply Chain, RILA On May 14, RILA’s Supply Chain Security Committee held its bi-annual committee meeting at RILA offices in Arlington, Virginia. More >>

Sustainability

REI President and CEO Sally Jewell to Keynote Sustainability Conference Sarah Walczewski, Retail Operations Coordinator, RILA Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) President and CEO Sally Jewell will be featured as the keynote speaker at the 2009 RILA's Environmental Sustainability and Compliance Conference. More >>

Sustainability Delivers Dramatic Competitive Advantage – Particularly in Recessionary Times Matt Bardill, Director, Marketing, RILA A recent study performed by the AberdeenGroup shows companies are leveraging sustainability-driven strategies and initiatives to achieve impressive benefits all across the value chain. More >>