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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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Retail Litigation Center Adds New Litigation Counsel
- By [Deborah White, Larissa Whittingham]
- 10/02/2023
Tariffs are Regressive, Discriminatory, Ineffective
- By [Blake Harden]
- 10/02/2023

Retailers: Shutdown Could Set Economy Back
- By [Austen Jensen, Michael Hanson]
- 09/29/2023
Retailers to Senators: Protect American Businesses Not Wall
- By [Austen Jensen]
- 09/19/2023

Stop Visa, Mastercard from Gouging Merchants & Consumers
- By [Austen Jensen]
- 09/14/2023
RILA, NDAA Launch National Store Walk Month
- By [Lisa LaBruno]
- 08/03/2023

Retailers Welcome Tentative UPS-Teamsters Agreement
- By [Jess Dankert, Sarah Gilmore]
- 07/25/2023
Retailers Support HOPE/HELP Trade Preference Program
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 07/25/2023

Court of International Trade Erred in China 301 Tariff Case
- By [Kathleen McGuigan]
- 07/25/2023
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