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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Sustainability in Review: A 2010 Wrap-Up
In 2010, more retailers added sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and compliance positions to their staff, raised the profile of those activities, and committed to ambitious, inspiring, business-enhancing goals. At RILA, we developed studies to help executives benchmark against other retailers, … Continue reading
Workplace Safety an Important Aspect of Loss Prevention
Employees and customers are retailers’ most important assets. As executives charged with protecting their company’s assets, many loss prevention professionals oversee workplace safety initiatives. At RILA, our goal is to cover the full spectrum of loss prevention within our retail … Continue reading
Federal Reserve Issues Long Awaited Debit Interchange Rulemakings Implementing Durbin Amendment: Update
Last week, merchants and consumers received good news when the Federal Reserve released its proposed rule implementing the swipe fee reforms (referred to as the Durbin Amendment) signed into law earlier this year as part of Wall Street reform legislation … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Public Policy
Tagged Brian Dodge, debit, federal reserve, fees, interchange, Mastercard, retail, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA, swipe, VISA
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5 Books to Give or Get Now
Need a last minute gift for your staff or the retailer in your life? Here are some great recommendations we received from professionals in the community. Shopper Marketing: How to Increase Purchase Decisions at the Point of Sale by Markus … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Holidays, Retail Trends
Tagged association, book, gift, holiday, industry, inspiration, Kylee Coffman, leaders, read, retail, RILA
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Logistics 2011 Spotlight: Focusing on Strategy, Innovation & Collaboration
Attendees at next year’s RILA Logistics Conference will see their feedback in action when reviewing the 2011 agenda. The Logistics Steering Committee has taken a fresh approach to the conference planning process, building a new educational session framework to provide … Continue reading
It’s December 8 and do you know what your taxes will be next year?
For America’s taxpayers and job-creators, the answer is no. Businesses and families preparing for the New Year are doing so without a clue to what they’ll be expected to pay Uncle Sam or if the benefits they’ve relied on in … Continue reading
Posted in Public Policy
Tagged association, Brian Dodge, congress, industry, leaders, republican, retail, RILA, tax, taxes, white house
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Is your organization innovative, nimble, and inspiring?
Last month I attended a three-day Leading and Learning for Sustainability workshop hosted by Peter Senge and his Society for Organizational Learning. The crux of the workshop was to envision how individuals, teams, departments, companies, and supply chains can work … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged adam siegel, association, environment, industry, leaders, Peter Senge, retail, RILA, society for organizational learning, sustainability
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Today's Unemployment Report
Just a few notes from today’s unemployment report. First, here’s the AP’s take on it. The Bad News: Economists were anticipating roughly 150,000 new jobs added in November. Today’s report found only 39,000 new jobs added. This, coupled with the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Retail Trends
Tagged AP, Associated Press, Brian Dodge, jobs, retail, RILA, sales, unemployment
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Black Friday has passed, now what?
It’s been nearly a week since the much ballyhooed Black Friday and the numbers look pretty good. According to ShopperTrack in-store Black Friday sales totaled $10.7 billion and $20.5 billion over the long weekend. Sales occurring over the Internet appear … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Retail Trends
Tagged Black Friday, Brian Dodge, holiday, retail, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA, sales
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RETAILCHECKOUT – Why RILA Started a Blog
Welcome, Readers! This week, we launch our blog site. Why have we decided to enter the fray? There are a lot of opportunities and challenges facing the retail industry. Our objective is that, through this site, our team of dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged retail, Retail Industry Leaders Association, RILA, sandy kennedy, welcome
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