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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
Keeping Taxes Stable & Fair
RILA is urging policymakers to ensure all profitable companies pay a minimum tax before they consider raising the corporate tax rate.
Learn MoreKeeping Supply Chains Open & Resilient
RILA supports infrastructure policy that invests in American growth & upgrades the nation’s aging & congested ports, highways, airports, and bridges.
Learn MoreRetailers Commitments to 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.
Learn MoreConnect with Issue Area Experts
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
Lawmakers Request Prompt Conclusion to Section 301 Review
- By [Ellen Jackson, Blake Harden]
- 04/25/2024
Retailers Raise Concerns About New Overtime Rule
- By [Evan Armstrong]
- 04/23/2024
Retailers Disappointed in FTC Non-Compete Ban
- By [Evan Armstrong, Kathleen McGuigan]
- 04/23/2024
2024 Election Outlook for Retailers: Immigration Policy
- By [Austin Gold]
- 04/23/2024
Earth Day Spotlight on Retail Sustainability Efforts
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 04/19/2024
Retailers Welcome Steps Forward on Key Trade Legislation
- By [Blake Harden]
- 04/17/2024
RLC Board Directors & Guest RLC CLOs Sworn into SCOTUS Bar
- 04/17/2024
Retailers Applaud Bipartisan Action to Void Joint Employer
- By [Evan Armstrong]
- 04/11/2024
Retailers Support Workforce Development Legislation
- By [Evan Armstrong]
- 04/10/2024
Joint Assoc Statement on New DHS Textile Trade Enforcement
- By [Blake Harden]
- 04/05/2024
RILA Statement on Visa Mastercard Settlement
- 03/26/2024
Retailers to UNITE for Safer Communities
- By [Caroline Niery]
- 03/22/2024