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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
AI: What’s Coming and How to Prepare
This presentation takes a deep dive into how to use GenAI for communications, as well as the benefits and risks of using GenAI
Durability of Sustainability Demand Amid Inflation Slides
RILA, Circana and NYU-Stern led a conversation about the durability of sustainability product demand amid inflation
Key Opinion Former Analysis
Know who is impacting your key stakeholders to stay ahead.
Margins to Mainstream
The accelerating influence of ‘outsider’ perspectives on elections and policy
Penta 2026 Mid-term Political Environment Landscape Analysis
Penta breaks down the three key factors shaping the 2026 environment and the underlying impact of the shutdown.
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 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
State of the Consumer
Boston Consulting Group breaks down macroeconomics and the mindset of consumers in 2025.
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