MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD.
At the South Dakota Retailers Association, our purpose is to advocate, inform and provide services for our member businesses. We're an active and highly-respected statewide trade organization that represents the interests of 4,000 South Dakota businesses. From member benefits and news to retail trends and training, we are here to inform our members. We're proud to be a voice for retail in South Dakota!
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OUR MISSION |
MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS
The South Dakota Retailers Association fosters the retail, hospitality, trades, online, and grocery industries' success and profitability in our state. By collectively investing in education, governmental affairs, and information services, we offer members numerous benefits and money-saving services!
Members are served by exceptional Retailers Association lobbying and government relations staff.
We work diligently to promote the retail industry on both state and national levels. Our team has an outstanding track record of enacting legislation that is beneficial to the business community and blocking laws and regulations that would be over-restrictive and burdensome. Updates are provided weekly during the legislative session, so our members don't miss a thing! |
Providing information has been an essential part of the association’s mission since 1897.
We provide and support education through training, seminars, scholarships, and ServSafe food service programs. We also publish multiple publications throughout the year, keeping our members up-to-date on business issues, trends, laws, and regulations. Help Desk The Retailers Association office is here to help. Our institutional knowledge can assist in answering common business questions. If we don’t have the answer, we’ll direct you to people who do. Please feel free to contact our office at info@sdra.org. |
Money-saving services help businesses in today’s competitive retail marketplace.
Through group buying power, we’re able to provide big savings for our members. With the strength of 4,000 members, we have a strong influence when negotiating rates for key business services, meaning greater savings and better services for you! A few of our top services include:
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Robert S. Vessey, South Dakota's 7th Governor, was among the founding merchants of the South Dakota Retailers Association in 1897. His statue is part of the South Dakota Trail of Governors and is located in front of the Retailers Association office in Pierre.
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Why join us? Ask our members!
advocacyAll the legislative action that goes on – it is hard for a business owner to stay on top of all that. So for our membership to manage what goes on in Pierre and for the Retailers Association to have their finger on the issues, is priceless! |
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