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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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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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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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
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
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
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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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
The wait for a table is 3 weeks: Industry erupts at LA’s outdoor dining ban LA landlords, restaurant owners say they have been unfairly targeted; brokers say tenants will struggle to pay rent By Matthew Blake Landlords and restaurateurs say Los Angeles County’s decision to suspend outdoor dining for three weeks because of spiking Covid cases will have
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — From online-only shopping, curbside pickup and limited indoor capacity, Black Friday will look different this year amid COVID-19. “It’s going to be a different season,” said Rachel Michelin, president and CEO of the California Retailers Association. “We’re under some new guidelines, so we are working hard to make sure it’s a
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