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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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CRA In the News: COVID-19 media coverage

CRA is at the forefront of national, statewide and local news coverage speaking with top tier media outlets including the Associated Press, Politico, San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, ABC, NBC, Fox and NPR affiliates in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Sacramento, KNX 1070AM NewsRadio (Entercom Communications), and AirTalk with Larry Mantle discussing COVID-19 impacts on California’s retailers. News

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CRA Issues Statement on Governor Newsom’s Revised State Budget

CRA President Rachel Michelin Issues Statement onGovernor Newsom’s Revised State Budget Sacramento, CA – May 14, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed revisions to the State Budget: “California’s retail industry is among the pandemic’s hardest hit sectors forcing store closures, job loss and

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CRA and NACDS – State and Federal Groups Representing California’s Chain Pharmacies in Traditional Drug, Grocery and Mass Retail – Commend California Governor Newsom on COVID-19 Testing Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           Contact: Chris Krese, NACDS May 12, 2020                                                                                      (703) 837-4650  CRA and NACDS – State and Federal Groups Representing California’s Chain Pharmacies in Traditional Drug, Grocery and Mass Retail – Commend California Governor Newsom on COVID-19 Testing Action Sacramento, Calif. – California Retailers Association (CRA) President Rachel Michelin and National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President &

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CRA Issues Statement on Phase Two Guidelines

Sacramento, CA – May 7, 2020 – California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s Phase Two guidelines for reopening the state’s economy: “CRA appreciates that Governor Gavin Newsom and his team realize the importance retail has for the state and local economies. “I hope that with curbside

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in SF Chronicle: Coronavirus sparks new fight over California’s internet privacy law

Dustin Gardiner May 5, 2020 Updated: May 5, 2020 4 a.m. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office is gearing up to enforce the state’s landmark internet privacy law, despite pleas from business groups that say they aren’t ready because of the coronavirus pandemic. …If Becerra sticks to the law’s timetable, companies will face potential fines of up to

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CRA in Sac Bee Capitol Alert: Many California stores can reopen Friday from coronavirus lockdown, Newsom announces

BY ANDREW SHEELER AND DALE KASLERMAY 04, 2020 12:47 PM, UPDATED 3 HOURS 34 MINUTES AGO Many California retail businesses will be able to reopen with some modifications by the end of the week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday, signaling an easing of the restrictions he handed down on March 19 to slow the coronavirus

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Politico: Post-coronavirus business operations may look different in California versus Florida

By KATY MURPHY 04/22/2020 04:31 AM EDT SACRAMENTO — Retailers are considering “sneeze guards” and ways to quarantine fitting room items. Restaurant owners are imagining a future with masked servers and temperature checks. Industries built on the personal touch are looking to eliminate physical contact. Businesses may be appealing to Congress for more aid, but they

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CRA President and CEO Rachel Michelin in Associated Press: With social distance, California’s virus forecast brightens

Adam Beam, Associated Press Updated 11:19 pm EDT, Friday, April 10, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top public health official said for the first time Friday that the coronavirus might not be as devastating as state officials had feared and Gavin Newsom revealed his administration now is planning for how to reopen the state. Business groups are

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