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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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