Member Services
SDRA offers money-saving services to help you in today's competitive retail marketplace. Through group buying power, we're able to provide big savings for our members. We bring the strength of nearly 4,000 members to the table when negotiating rates on key business services. That means greater savings and better services for you. Please use the form below to inquire about member benefits.

Employment Law Assistance & Employee Handbook

Jackson Lewis PC is a premier law firm with a nationwide practice exclusively specializing in employment law. SDRA members receive free answers to basic employment law questions from the firm. Additionally, if an SDRA member ever requires assistance beyond basic questions, the member will receive a 20% reduction off the regular rate from the Jackson Lewis law firm. This service is valued at $565/hour and is offered at NO COST to members!

Also available to members, at a discounted rate, is a South Dakota specific Employee Handbook, which can be customized specifically to the business. $1,400 cost + 2 hour of consultation.

Credit Card Processing

Credit card processing is one of SDRA's most popular benefits. Our program offers members a competitive rate, minimum monthly fees, and three points of service. Processing options include gift cards, mobile, internet, and stand-alone terminals. 
Receive a  Free Credit Card Processing Comparison
Complete the form below and a team member from the South Dakota Retailers Association will contact you!
To complete an analysis of your processing, please provide your two most recent month’s credit card processing statements

Dental Insurance

Offered through Delta Dental of South Dakota, this is a cost-effective benefit to help attract and retain quality employees. Dental benefits work because most dental disease is preventable. That’s why Delta Dental’s plans are focused on oral health and prevention.

Delta Dental has enhanced its plans to include Health through Oral Wellness. Individuals receive risk assessments that determine if additional benefits are included.
View the video to learn more about the Delta Dental benefits offered by the South Dakota Retailers Association.

Health Plan

Hahn Financial Group in Sioux Falls offers our members an alternative to traditional group health coverage. If you are a business with 2 or more employees, you could be eligible to participate in a self-funded with stop loss Association Health Plan. Self-funding, using a Third Party Administrator and Referenced-Based Pricing is one of the more effective ways employers can influence the rising costs of healthcare coverage. 

Vision Benefit

Optilegra is the only vision plan that gives your employees access to all of the highest-quality local doctors and offers members a user-friendly website and customer service based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Accepted by 98% of the vision centers in South Dakota, Optilegra offers three plans, with group rates available for 1 to 50 employees and individual ratings for large groups with more than 50 primary enrollees. Optilegra is the only vision plan to offer LASIK discounts with Vance Thompson Vision (Sioux Falls), Black Hills Regional Eye Institute (Rapid City), and Wright Vision Center (Rapid City).

SDRA 401k Plan Option

Transfer, rollover, or start an employer-based retirement plan with the SDRA's new approved and discounted member service.

SDRA now offers a 401K plan through our partner Hahn Financial Group, Inc. in Sioux Falls. 401k plans though an RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) platform provide timely, accurate, and responsive retirement plan services. Plan design includes low cost and fee transparency.  Please contact SDRA at 1.800.658.5545 or services@sdra.org to request a representative to contact you.

Data Security & Phishing Email Training

Data security and managed firewall/backup services are available through our endorsed provider Infotech Solutions based in Madison, SD. Infotech Solutions provides real-time monitoring and detection of threats to your network security; protection against viruses, spyware, worms, and other forms of malware; blocks access to harmful, inappropriate websites and protection against network-level threats.

Infotech Solutions Phishing Email Training service helps determine whether your employees are opening dangerous links in phishing emails and trains them on how to identify potentially harmful links.

SDRA Help Desk

The SDRA 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.

Music Licensing

BMI represents the public performance rights in millions of musical works created and owned by hundreds of thousands of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. BMI negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. SDRA members can save up to 20% off their music licensing fees.

Music Streaming 

Soundtrack Your Brand will let you play the music you want and give you the tools to make it easy. Whether you love putting together your own playlists, or you’d rather leave the work to someone else, Soundtrack will have your back. Their music catalog has more than 58 million fully licensed songs for background music. The service also includes both BMI and ASCAP fees for considerable savings.
Members receive up to 20% discount and a free 14 day trial period.

Shipping Discount

FedEx Discounts
Rely on FedEx for all of your shipping needs and save through the SDRA benefits program. Members receive 40% off FedEx Express and 30% off FedEx Ground. If you currently ship with FedEx, you’ll be able to continue using it the same way you do today. After you enroll in the FedEx Advantage Program, the discounts will be added to your account and then automatically applied to your shipments. Don’t have an account? No problem - you can open one when you enroll. 
​Freight Savings
SDRA members save on shipments with TForce Freight, YRC, XPO, Saia, and many others. These competitive rates are made available through our endorsed shipping provider, PartnerShip®. With this free member benefit, you’ll reduce your freight costs, easily rate shop between carriers, and get dedicated support from shipping experts. Whether you’re shipping a single pallet or a full truckload, PartnerShip will help you ship smarter. 

Safety & Security Training/ Loss Prevention

SDRA's endorsed security service by Armament Consulting & Training provides protective services based on your individual or company needs.  Their experience within the asset protection, safety training, firearms and physical security industries spans over 25 years.  FREE INITIAL ASSESSMENT FOR MEMBERS! 
Services Include:
  • Loss Prevention/Asset Protection measures to minimize loss and increase profitability
  • Site assessments to give recommendations on how to harden up soft targets. These steps will minimize exposure and deter the criminal element.
  • On-site business trainings relative to situational awareness and threat detection, in addition to proper security measures to lessen the chance of incurring a crime of opportunity.
  • Create, roll-out, and execute Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans
  • First Aid/CPR/AED Training
  • Refuse To Be A Victim seminars and firearm instruction
  • OSHA training and auditing
  • Webinars such as surviving an active shooter/threat situation, travel safety and more.

Social Media Marketing

Members save on social media marketing packages from Black Hills Social Media Marketing.
  • Fully manage your business' social media with Customized Plans
  • On-site content generation: will come directly to your business to gather information/photos for posts
  • Create content for daily posting, with little to no work from you
  • Use daily growth strategies to grow your business and your following

Direct TV Discounts for Business

 Save big and boost business with DIRECTV. The #1 Video provider for businesses. 
  • Save big with our 2 Year Promotion Price guarantee
    • Save $20 per month when you sign up for Auto Bill Pay
    • 1st Receiver Fee waived for 2 years 
  • Earn Gift Cards when you sign up for new service
    • Up to $100 with Activation of DIRECTV Video Service 
    • Up to $50 with Activation of Internet Service
If you are interested in more information on any of these services from SDRA, please use the Member Benefit Inquiry Form at the top.