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RETAIL LAW CONFERENCE
Once a year, RILA and the Retail Litigation Center convene the prominent legal minds in retail alongside expert outside counsel to assess and plan for an ever-changing landscape. This elite event combines thought-provoking educational content with practical perspectives to answer your questions with strategies and leading practices so that your team is operating at peak performance.
REGISTER TODAYRETAIL CEO FORUM
Join us January 25-28, 2025 in Naples, FL for RILA's Retail CEO Forum, as we convene to experience the power of collaboration. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with CEO peers in a private, small group setting. No matter what lies ahead, our course is stronger together.
REGISTER TODAYLINK2025 IS LAUNCHING SOMETHING NEW!
Supply Chain Pros are headed to LINK2025 for a bold new program designed to expand your network and prepare supply chains for the road ahead.
GET TICKETRETAIL ASSET PROTECTION CONFERENCE
The RILA Asset Protection Conference is the one event that will bring together dynamic retail asset protection teams, law enforcement professionals and dedicated prosecutors who are committed to protecting our communities.
LEARN MOREVIBRANT COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
RILA & NDAA partnered to launch the Initiative, to bring together district attorneys, police departments, social service organizations & other stakeholders to identify effective approaches for dealing with organized retail crime, habitual theft, violence, vagrancy & blight in & around retail stores.
LEARN MOREOur Focus
The Retail Industry Leaders Association is the US trade association for leading retailers. RILA partners with leading retailers to meet the challenges of a dynamic economy. Through collaboration and thought leadership, we advance ideas that foster free markets, competition, economic growth, and sustainability.
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Asset Protection
RILA is committed to supporting the AP industry’s efforts to adapt to today’s consumer needs without compromising safety, security, and profit.
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Public Policy Agenda
RILA engages policymakers at the federal and state level to advocate for policies to allow retailers and the communities they serve in to thrive.
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Legal Affairs and Compliance
RILA provides a network for leading retailers to share best practices and act on the most pressing legal issues of the day.
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Supply Chain
RILA is committed to providing retail leaders with knowledge and innovative solutions as ubiquitous and evolving consumer shopping disrupts retail.
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Workforce
RILA advocates for sound policies that support diversity, flexibility, upward mobility, and the power to choose one’s own path.
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Technology and Innovation
The retail innovation ecosystem, which includes RILA’s RTech community, works strategically together to address critical retail industry needs.
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Sustainability / Environment
RILA uses benchmarking studies, partnerships, and research to help leading retailers collaborate and tailor their programs and initiatives.
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Finance
RILA is focused on serving as a resource for our members as they navigate finance-related challenges and opportunities by offering several networks.
Connect with leaders. Advance your career.
We represent the leading brands in retail.
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is the trade association for retail leaders.
Take it from our members
"The RILA Board, made up of a skilled and committed group of retail leaders, has worked tirelessly to do what is right for our employees, customers and the industry. I look forward to partnering with my peers to continue to shape the future of our industry.”
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Corie Barry
- Chair, RILA – Chief Executive Officer
- Best Buy Co., Inc.
Explore how our members are making an impact
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The retail industry recognizes the importance of lifting Black voices and stories and welcome the opportunity that Black History Month brings to shine a light on some of those efforts.
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Retail is more than a store. Public policies that support retail, support communities, jobs, and families.
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Retailers' feature sustainability work in celebration of Earth Day 2024.
Read MoreStrategic Initiatives that support performance, compliance and transform the industry
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