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Retail Alliance Newsletter
Greetings!
Tomorrow!
Go-Green with Peter Coyote
Tuesday, September 30
at the Virginia Living Museum
Retail Alliance Members $35 & Non-Members $50 at the door!
Ticket price covers summit, exhibit hall, reception, dinner and award ceremony.
Agenda
Virginia Plastic Bag Summit Meeting* 3 - 5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall/Reception 5 - 7 p.m.
Dinner with Peter Coyote & Awards 7 - 8:30 p.m.
*Virginia Plastic Bag Summit Meeting will be held at Christopher Newport University
For more information or to RSVP, contact Jen Webber at 757.455.9323 or email jwebber@retail-alliance.com.
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 It's not too late to register!
Retail Alliance invites retailers, loss prevention professionals and law enforcement officials to attend the Virginia Retail Loss Prevention Conference, October 2 & 3, at the Wyndham Hotel and Conference Center on the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
This year's conference is guaranteed to entertain and educate, while providing retailers with the tools they need to avoid potential theft.
The highlights of this year's event include:
- Golfing Event
- Reception
- Exhibit Hall
- Dinner with the wildly amusing key-note speaker, Bob Arno; the world's greatest pickpocket
- Educational Seminars
- Mock Robbery
- Retail Thieves Fashion Show
- and much more!
Mark your calendars and save the date, with all of the unique and exciting events taking place at this year's conference, it is certainly something you do not want to miss!
If you are interested in attending, contact Jen Webber at jwebber@retail-alliance.com or click here to download the registration form! | |
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Retail 2 Retail
 6-8 p.m.
October 7
Salsa's Mexican Grill
704 Mariners Row
Suite 110
Newport News, 23606
Join fellow retailers for an entertaining evening of networking and fun, complete with refreshments.Retail 2 Retail takes place the first and third Tuesday of each month and is free to RETAIL ALLIANCE members.To RSVP call Jen Webber at 757.455.9323 For directions to this R2R and to view upcoming R2Rs click here.
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Legislative Scoreboard
ORC Hearings Advance Need for "E-Fencing" Regulation
As a result of the Virginia Retail Federation's participation in a national coalition and communication with Congressman Bobby Scott (D-Newport News), congressional hearings were held last week on Organized Retail Crime (ORC). The hearings addressed the need for online auctioneers to register large-volume sales. Representing the Virginia Retail Federation, the only state association in the national coalition, Retail Alliance staff attended the hearings and discussed the issues at length with Congressman Scott.
Scott chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. At the request of Retail Alliance, he introduced H.R. 6713, the "E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2008," late last summer. Moreover, two bills also included in the hearings, H.R. 6491 and S. 3434, make ORC a federal crime.
At the hearing, representatives from e-Bay and other online marketplaces contended that retailers want to regulate internet sites in order to cut down on competition. Retailers adamantly disputed this point. ORC costs retailers an estimated $40 billion a year in stolen goods. While traditional flea markets and pawn shops used to serve as the primary outlets for retail thieves, online ORC is growing rampantly and shows no signs of slowing.
"We are not going to stop looking at this issue," vowed Congressman Scott.
The Coalition Against Organized Retail was formed in 2001 to organize retailers, retail associations and product manufacturers impacted by the crime. The recently introduced bills will give retailers better tools to address the enormous losses generated by ORC. (September, October Loss Prevention Magazine).
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Holiday Window Works
It's not too early to sign up for your chance to win $1500!
Click here to learn more and download your sign-up sheet
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The Virginia Retail Federation, LLC is a proud sponsor of the
2008 VDDA Annual Conference
50+: The Next Big Downtown Housing & Retail Market
October 1-3
Downtown Portsmouth, VA
"50+: The Next Big Downtown Housing and Retail Market,"
will provide city managers, planners, economic development officers,
preservationists, downtown managers, tourism representatives,
developers, engineers, architects and other committed downtown
stakeholders with information to best prepare their communities
for the oncoming 'boom' of baby boomers!
Contact tprofancik@retail-alliance.com for more information on this event!
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