State Supreme Court to hear arguments today
Nine state Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments at 9:00am today over the legality of the recently imposed capital gains income tax […]
WR CEO Renée Sunde joins AG Ferguson in Wenatchee to speak on public safety and retail crime
The Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Public Safety and Retail Theft Forum tomorrow at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Attorney General […]
Legislative Update
Today marks the 17th day of the 105-day session, and WR is continuing to review bills closely. As of today, legislators have […]
Senate hearing seeks to revoke people’s initiative requiring state to follow federal ergonomics rules
SB 5217 would repeal initiative I-841, which prohibits L&I from promulgating ergonomic rules unless the federal government adopts uniform standards on ergonomics […]
WR expresses concerns with Health Data Privacy legislation
Tuesday, the House Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 1155 – addressing the collection, sharing, and selling of consumer health […]
Bills address the need to support law enforcement as part of multi-pronged approach
Public safety is the top concern for retailers during the 2023 session. Aggressively tackling these concerns and related retail crimes is part […]
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant not seeking reelection
The longest-tenured member of the Seattle City Council announced that she will not run for reelection this year. A member of the […]
As employers leave downtown Seattle, tourism brings new optimism
Many large businesses have closed or are in the process of closing their downtown Seattle operations, including the Nike store. Other companies […]
Retailers are tripping over themselves for Millennial and Gen Z shoppers. But not this one
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Most retailers are tripping over themselves to stay relevant by courting younger Millennial and Gen Z shoppers. Not […]
Content marketing trends
As retail advertising and marketing professionals know, the only certain outcome of an ad campaign is uncertainty. What worked last year, even […]
OSHA Injury Reporting for 2022 due Feb 1
Employers with ten or more employees must maintain annual accident logs for the prior year, including most large WR retail and automotive […]
The Voice of Retail is alive and well in NYC
The NRF Retail Big Show is back in person in NY, and I’ve had the pleasure to join over 35,000 retail […]