Retailers Association of India
AbbreviationRAI
Formation2004 (2004)
TypeNon-governmental trade association
PurposePolicy advocacy
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Location
  • India
FieldsRetail
CEO
Kumar Rajagopalan
Chairman
Bijou Kurien
Vice Chairman
Kulin Sanjay Lalbhai
Websiterai.net.in

Retailers Association of India (RAI) is an Indian retail trade association. A not-for-profit organization, it represents the rights of Indian retailers.[1] Its members include chain store retailers, independent retailers, e-commerce retailers and retail service providers across India. RAI is involved with retail advocacy,[2][3] organizing conferences, knowledge-sharing initiatives and training programs.

As of 2021, the association represents 500,000 stores across the nation.[4] It has requested the Government of Maharashtra to allow malls and shopping centres in Maharashtra to operate with the necessary precautions to save employment and improve the economy.[5]

Affiliations

RAI is a member of the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA), National Retail Federation, US, which enables knowledge sharing and transfer of international standards and best practice into the Indian retail sector.[6][7]

RAI works with Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN) to engage the industry and to celebrate Retail Employees Day on 12 December.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Retailers Association demands national policy for internal trade from DPIIT". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "RAI launches GST help desk for retailers - ET Retail". ETRetail.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Retailers Association of India seeks level field across formats". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ Pathak, Kalpana (16 July 2021). "Retailers Association of India seeks opening of shopping malls in Maharashtra". mint.
  5. ↑ "More Than Two Lakh Jobs Impacted In Maharashtra Due To Mall Closure: Retailers Association Of India". Moneycontrol.
  6. ↑ "Alliances & Affillations".
  7. ↑ "Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA)". NRF. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Nagesh, BS (12 December 2014). "A simple Idea goes Global- Retail Employees Day.12.12.14". Economic Times. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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