North Carolina Retail Merchants Association

The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association represents the state’s retail industry and takes mail at a post office box in Raleigh. It works as both an advocate at the legislature and a practical resource for the stores that belong to it.

Its lobbying team spends its time on the legislative and regulatory side, pushing for conditions retailers can operate in. For a member, the point is having someone in the room and having somewhere to turn when a question comes up that one store owner cannot answer alone.

What to know

• A lobbying team works on legislative and regulatory issues for retailers.
• Members get access to benefits, resources and discounts.
• The association supplies facts and support aimed at making a retail business easier to run.