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The Retail Industry Leaders Association is the US trade association for leading retailers. We convene decision-makers, advocate for the industry, and promote operational excellence and innovation. Our aim is to elevate a dynamic industry by transforming the environment in which retailers operate.
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Featured Reports for Leading Retailers
Retail Realities: Employee Expectations Have Changed (2023)
Retailers face an uphill battle keeping their workforce engaged and efficient.
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Impact of Counterfeit and Stolen Goods
The ease of selling counterfeit and stolen goods to unsuspecting consumers has attracted organized criminal networks that are becoming more aggressive, manipulative and brazen as a growing number of Americans shop online amid the pandemic.
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RILA Climate Action Blueprint (2022)
The Retail Climate Action Blueprint is a clearinghouse of approaches for US-based retail companies identifying their next steps on a path to a net zero emissions future.
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Demystifying the Metaverse Continuum Retail (2022)
The Metaverse Continuum will transform how businesses interact with customers, how work is done, what products and services companies offer, how they make and distribute them, and how they operate their organizations. Join David Treat, Senior Managing Director, Accenture, to learn more.
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Reducing In-Store Violence Through Collaboration (2022)
Discussion on high-risk situations seen throughout retail and focus on mitigation strategies you can implement post critical incident.
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Climate Change, Sustainability and Your Supply Chain (2022)
Discussion with top retail and supply chain leaders who will share more about how their companies are pursuing meaningful climate goals and what will be required in the years ahead to achieve them.
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Why Transparency in Trade Enforcement Matters
- By [Blake Harden]
- 06/17/2025
Retail Crime Crackdown: Steps Forward, But Far from Over
- By [Sarah Gilmore]
- 06/16/2025
Leading Retailers Applaud Continued Efforts to Renew TCJA
- By [Courtney Titus Brooks]
- 06/16/2025
What Retailers Should Know About Shipbuilding Tariffs
- By [Blake Harden]
- 06/12/2025
Understanding De Minimis
- By [Blake Harden]
- 06/10/2025
Supply Chain Shifts and Port Pressures
- By [Sarah Gilmore]
- 06/09/2025
What is Section 122?
- By [Blake Harden]
- 06/05/2025
RILA's Michael Hanson, RILA Public Affairs Lead, Retiring
- 06/04/2025
Retailers' Statement Ahead of Bowman Confirmation Vote
- By [Austen Jensen]
- 06/04/2025
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