The Washington Retail Association is a statewide trade association founded in 1987 that represents retailers of all sizes across Washington State. Headquartered in Olympia, it advocates for retail-friendly policy, provides compliance resources, workforce and loss-prevention programs, and coordinates industry initiatives on public safety, organized retail crime, and workforce development.
Advocacy on taxation and revenue policy; retail crime and public safety (organized retail crime initiatives); labor and employment regulation compliance and workforce development; business regulation and permitting at state and local levels; workers' compensation and insurance programs; technology and emerging-issues policy affecting retail (e.g., AI, consumer protection).
Primarily funded by membership dues and corporate sponsorships, supplemented by event and program fees and revenue from services; maintains an affiliated political action committee for candidate endorsements and contributions.
National Retail Federation; Retail Industry Leaders Association; Washington Organized Retail Crime Association (WAORCA); local chambers of commerce; Retail Coalition of Seattle; WRA Local Government PAC; collaboration with state agencies such as the Attorney General's office on public safety initiatives.
Non-profit trade association
