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CRA Small and Independent Retailer Informational Forum with Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin spoke with the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce membership on the upcoming Cal/OSHA board vote for updated COVID-19 California workplace regulations & their impact on business. Join CRA’s Small and Independent CA Retailer Program for access to these time-sensitive forums. Learn more. The Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce and the CA Retailers Association hosted […]

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CRA Responds to South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Passage of Warehouse Indirect Source Rule

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                            Contact: Sarah Pollo Moo(916) 410-7506 CRA Responds to South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Passage of Warehouse Indirect Source RuleRule will substantially impact California’s businesses and consumers and weaken the state’s economic recovery  Sacramento, CA – May 7, 2021 – Today, in response to the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s passage of a Warehouse

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CRA Addresses CA’s Port Congestion and Supply Chain Effects

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CRA’s Vice President for Public Policy Steve McCarthy participated in a panel discussion today during a California Department of Food and Agriculture board meeting that focused on resolving the longer-term issue of port congestion and its effects on California’s supply chain for the retail industry. CA retail is the last link in the supply chain

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CRA Members Meet with CA State Controller Betty Yee to Discuss Future of Work

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Thank you to State Controller Betty Yee for meeting with our CA retail members today to discuss the future of work! CRA is retailers‘ voice in Sacramento working with state legislative and regulatory officers and their senior staff to ensure retail interests are protected. CRA proactively identifies and strategically seeks solutions to long-term issues of

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Recycling Today: Best Buy hits zero waste goal at reverse logistics center

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Retailer’s reverse logistics center in Chino, California, achieves 99 percent landfill diversion. Posted by Brian Taylor Minnesota-based retailer Best Buy says it has earned a Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) certification for zero waste at its Reverse Logistics Center in Chino, California. During the past year, the facility was able to divert more than

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CRA’s VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs Steve McCarthy Responds to Santa Ana and Costa Mesa Mandating Hazard Pay for Grocery Clerks

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Critics, like the California Grocers Association, say it unfairly singles out grocery stores while leaving out other businesses who employ essential workers.  Others say the wage increases will raise prices in stores.  “A mandated pay increase beyond what retail employers can tolerate without raising prices or cutting workforce hours will hurt both consumers and our

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Sacramento Business Journal: responds to COVID-19 cases in the workplace

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Where Placer and El Dorado counties are seeing workplace cases of Covid-19By Felicia Alvarez  –  Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal Feb 18, 2021, 9:44am EST Rachel Michelin, CEO of the California Retailers Association, said that while retailers have been “on the forefront of safety,” including with face covering protocols, retailers have faced challenges like other industries when it comes

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Gives Testimony in Assembly Select Committee on Ports & Goods Movement Joint Hearing

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Today, few of us live our lives in a pre-industrial manner – we don’t grow our own food, make our own clothes, provide our own medical cures – we all depend on a robust supply chain to ensure we have these products delivered to our communities. This has been even more important during the global

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CRA Partner Event: Cerritos Chamber of Commerce Ask the Experts Webinar

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Cerritos Chamber Ask the Experts Virtual WebinarThursday, December 17, 2020 I Noon REGISTER HERE As part of ongoing partnerships with local chambers of commerce, CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin is the featured guest speaker in the Cerritos Chamber’s upcoming Ask the Experts webinar. Rachel will be addressing businesses throughout Cerritos’ communities answering their questions

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin talks to KTVU-TV Fox2 Bay Area: California adjusts under new restrictions and confusion

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By Maureen Naylor SANTA CLARA, Calif. – If you’re having a hard time keeping up with the changing health guidelines, you’re not alone. From doctors to business owners, many people are trying to adjust to the latest stay-at-home order that most of the Bay Area is under. “I think there’s a lot of confusion,” said Rachel Michelin, President

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