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{{short description|Indian trade association}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Retailers Association of India
| logo = File:Retailers Association of India (RAI) Logo.png
| abbreviation = RAI
| formation = {{start date and age|2004}}
| type = [[Non-governmental organization|Non-governmental]] [[trade association]]
| purpose = [[Policy advocacy]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| location = India
| fields = [[Retail]]
| leader_title = CEO
| leader_name = Kumar Rajagopalan
| leader_title2 = Chairman
| leader_name2 = Bijou Kurien
| leader_title3 = Vice Chairman
| leader_name3 = Kulin Sanjay Lalbhai
| board_of_directors =
| website = [https://www.rai.net.in/| RAI Website]
}}

'''Retailers Association of India''' (RAI) is an Indian retail [[trade association]]. A [[Nonprofit organization|not-for-profit organization]], it represents the rights of Indian retailers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/retailers-association-demands-national-policy-for-internal-trade-from-dpiit-3589331.html|title=Retailers Association demands national policy for internal trade from DPIIT|website=Moneycontrol|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> Its members include [[chain store]] retailers, independent retailers, [[e-commerce]] retailers and retail [[service provider]]s across India. RAI is involved with retail advocacy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/rai-launches-gst-help-desk-for-retailers/58963052|title=RAI launches GST help desk for retailers - ET Retail|website=ETRetail.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/retailers-association-of-india-seeks-level-field-across-formats/article7206686.ece|title=Retailers Association of India seeks level field across formats|work=The Hindu}}</ref> organizing conferences, knowledge-sharing initiatives and training programs.

== Affiliations ==
RAI is a member of the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA), [[National Retail Federation]], US, which enables knowledge sharing and transfer of international standards and [[best practice]] into the Indian retail sector.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rai.net.in/home/alliances-affillations|title=Alliances & Affillations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrf.com/about-us/committees-councils/federation-international-retail-associations-fira|title=Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA)|website=NRF|access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref>

RAI works with [[Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India]] (TRRAIN) to engage the industry and to celebrate Retail Employees Day on 12 December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/apparel-fashion/apparel/a-simple-idea-goes-global-retail-employees-day-12-12-14-/45490709|title=A simple Idea goes Global- Retail Employees Day.12.12.14.|work=Economic Times}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.rai.net.in/ Official website]

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