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As primary stewards of Washington’s retail experience, our mission is to safeguard the interests of our members. Retailers of all sizes and retail sectors, from small businesses to regional retailers, multi-state and even global retailers have joined together to form a more powerful voice on behalf of the retail industry.
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The benefits of membership in the Washington Retail...
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Formed in 1987, the Washington Retail Association is the...
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Retailers with a mission. Today, the association is...
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WR has collaborated with the Attorney General for more than...
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It set a record of $210.1 billion in taxable retail sales in...
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State Retail Associations. State Retail Associations are the tip of the spear for retail public policy and government relations activity in state capitols across the nation. NRF strongly encourages retailers to become active members of all state retail associations in the states where they are headquartered as well as do business.
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Aug 1, 2022 · Nearly 400,000 of the nation's 30 million retail employees work in Washington State. Retail employment has grown nearly 25% statewide in the past decade while taxable retail sales are up 35% in the past five years. Sales tax revenues fund the bulk of governmental social services throughout the state. This growth is fueled by high consumer ...
Dec 30, 2021 · The Washington Retail Association (WR) represents thousands of storefronts throughout Washington State, including retail sectors ranging from small businesses to regional, multi-state, to global retailers, and have joined with them to form a more powerful voice on behalf of the retail industry.
Aug 3, 2023 · ISSAQUAH, Wash. — A piece of legislation highlighted Thursday aims to target organized retail crime, a problem the Washington Retail Association says costs businesses $2.7 billion a year ...
Washington State's small business owners are finding it more and more difficult to operate as retail crime continues t skyrocket, with an 8% increase from 2022 to 2023 over 88% of retailers ...