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Leading retailers are at the heart of every community in America providing consumers with essential goods and services, stable jobs, and a legacy of volunteerism and supporting local charities. However, challenges emerge that place substantial financial burdens on retailers.
Given the common nature of these challenges across the industry, RILA pursues coordinated legislative, regulatory, and operational strategies to ensure retailers can continue to support and enhance the communities they serve.
A Deeper Look into Building Communities

Tax
RILA is urging policymakers to ensure all profitable companies pay a minimum tax before they consider raising the corporate tax rate.
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Transportation and Infrastructure
RILA supports infrastructure policy that invests in American growth & upgrades the nation’s aging & congested ports, highways, airports, and bridges.
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Retail Impact on Communities
As the trade association for America’s retail leaders, we know that retailers are so much more than a store; retailers are part of the community.
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RILA and our members support infrastructure policy that invests in American growth and upgrades the nation’s aging and congested ports, highways, airports, and bridges. We will continue to work with coalitions of likeminded organizations, including the DRIVE Safe Coalition and Americans for Modern Transportation (AMT), to advocate for modern solutions to our nation’s infrastructure challenges.
Blake Harden, Vice President, International Trade
Discover How Retail Builds Communities

Retailers Offer White House Supply Chain Recommendations
- By [Jess Dankert, Michael Hanson]
- 11/29/2021
House Hearing Nibbles at Edges of Supply Chain Disruption
- By [Jess Dankert]
- 11/22/2021

Build Back Better Act: Where Key Issues Stand
- By [Austen Jensen, Austin Gold]
- 11/02/2021
Retailers Disappointed in Tax Plan that Raises Rates
- By [Hana Greenberg]
- 09/13/2021

Everyone Should Pay Their Fair Share in Corporate Taxes
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 09/09/2021
Retailers Encouraged by Infrastructure Deal
- By [Austen Jensen]
- 07/28/2021

Infrastructure Investment Vital to Retail, Economic Success
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 07/13/2021
Retailers Encouraged by Bipartisan Infrastructure Progress
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 06/24/2021

Retailers Push Senate Judiciary Committee: Protect Dreamers
- 06/15/2021
Retailers Want Consistency on Mask Guidance
- By [Lisa LaBruno]
- 05/13/2021

Mind the Gap: Collect Taxes Owed Before Raising Rates
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 05/11/2021
Fix Tax Disparities, Don’t Raise Corporate Tax Rate
- By [Michael Hanson]
- 03/31/2021