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Overview
RILA’s Communication Committee is composed of senior communications executives from leading retail member companies.
As our members navigate the changing media landscape and evolving industry reputational issues and opportunities, RILA provides a forum for peer-to-peer networking, benchmarking, crisis training, and best practices discussions focused around the corporate communications function.
The group meets in person once a year to collaborate on strategic messaging and discuss pressing issues facing the industry from a communications perspective, and via conference call as issues arise.
For more information and to get involved, contact RILA Vice President, Communications & Media Relations Melissa.Murdock@RILA.org.
Tariffs Talking Points

Talking points on Trade, TCJA and Inflation (Member-Only)
Tariffs Talking Points
Committee Materials
Durability of Sustainability Demand Amid Inflation Slides
RILA, Circana and NYU-Stern led a conversation about the durability of sustainability product demand amid inflation

Retail Industry Response to Roe v. Wade Overturn
Tracking retail company public responses to the June 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

September 2024 Joint DEILC & Communications Meeting Book
Joint DEILC & Communications Meeting Book

Shifts in Talent Strategy: Risks & Practical Considerations
RILA and Gibson Dunn for a conversation about the most recent developments and what they mean for the legal landscape
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