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Observing Juneteenth

CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH- FREEDOM DAY Today we remember an important day in our nation’s history commemorating the end of slavery in the US. Many of our members in the retail industry are honoring the anniversary of when the abolition of slavery started to be realized throughout the US. California Retailers recognizes the important work that still needs […]

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Featured Guest on AirTalk with Larry Mantle (KPCC) Discussing Changes in Retail Trends as the Economy Continues to Open

CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin was a featured guest on AirTalk with Larry Mantle (KPCC- Southern California Public Radio) along with Kevin Klowden, executive director of the Milken Institute Center for Regional Economics and California Center. The discussion centered around retail trends as the economy continues to open both in California and nationwide including

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CRA Featured in Hack My Business Podcast Episode: “How To Prepare & What To Expect As Businesses Reopen”

Rachel Michelin, President of the California Retailers Association was featured in a Hack My Business Podcast Episode, presented by Arroyo West, which provided subscribers with advice on “How To Prepare & What To Expect As Businesses Reopen”. CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin: “I actually have a lot of optimism. I think that as we

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Politico: Parents are ready to return to work, but where will their kids go?

By KATY MURPHY 06/11/2020 07:39 PM EDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The resurgence of California’s economy — the fifth largest in the world — could rest on one sector in particular that’s been shattered by the pandemic: child care. Steep revenue losses and costly new health and safety requirements are putting beleaguered child care programs out of

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Testifies on CPRA Ballot Initiative

CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin testified in the Assembly Privacy Committee today during an informational hearing on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ballot initiative, which, if passed in November, would significantly expand privacy regulations and business liability in the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). A ballot initiative is of great concern for

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin comments in Associated Press story on Bloodied store manager who describes life in the age of COVID-19

by By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Sunday, June 7th 2020 For weeks Samantha Clarke calmly listened to the insults and threats directed daily at her and her employees by people who learned they couldn’t enter the Modesto, California, store without wearing a mask and following other coronavirus-related rules. But never, says the 17-year veteran of retail

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in CalMatters: Collateral damage: Can small businesses survive this “double whammy”?

BY BEN CHRISTOPHER , REBECCA SOHN PUBLISHED: JUNE 5, 2020 IN SUMMARY The timing couldn’t be worse for small businesses in California just starting to reopen from the pandemic, then damaged amid anti-racism uprisings. …In a week of peaceful protest against police violence, politically motivated vandalism and arson, and opportunistic theft, Show-Anderson’s academy, like many small businesses across the state, has become

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CRA Issues Statement in Response to George Floyd Demonstrations in California

CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin Issues Statement on George Floyd Demonstrations in California Sacramento, CA – June 01, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to the George Floyd demonstrations in California. This past weekend was a difficult one for California and the rest of the country. But in the

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin speaks with ABC 7 Los Angeles as Burbank’s Small Businesses Navigate the Reopening Process for In-Store Shopping

Amanda Vernon is getting her gift and art store in Burbank ready to reopen for in-store shopping. By Eileen FrereThursday, May 28, 2020 1:12AM BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) — Small business owners across Southern California are rejoicing over the news that in-store retail establishments are allowed to reopen with people shopping in the aisles. Los Angeles County

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CRA President and CEO in The Desert Sun: Some Coachella Valley businesses are allowed to reopen, but it involves more than unlocking the doors

Melissa Daniels and Risa Johnson, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 8:44 a.m. PT May 23, 2020 | Updated 10:37 p.m. PT May 23, 2020 … Rachel Michelin, the president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, said reopening will look different depending on the retailer. But those that have been closed can look to essential stores for guidance,

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