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Save the Date!

On September 16, 2008, Georgia's first Conference on Organized Retail Theft will be held at the AmericasMart, Atlanta, GA .

Organized Retail Theft (ORT) is a growing problem for Georgia's retail Industry. ORT costs Georgia merchants close to $900 million annually.

Now is the opportunity to learn from top experts about ORT and the tools available to fight this growing problem.

Click here for the Conference Registration Form.

Identity Theft - Instructions for Victims

In view of the staggeringly high and increasing number of identity theft cases reported by the Federal Trade Commission each year, we have to protect ourselves and take an active part in helping to resolve these crimes. The following set of guidelines is designed to assist in this process. You will also find a great deal of good advice on the FTC's web site, www.consumer.gov/idtheft , and you can reach the FTC Identity Theft Clearinghouse at 877-439-4338.

Read more. . .

Now Available!

The Georgia Retail Association is excited to make available the 2007 Fall Edition of the Georgia Southern University Student Chapter of GRA's newsletter.

Visit the Retail Library for all the latest news from the GSU Student Chapter.

Sears Holdings Pendergrass Direct Delivery Center Grand Opening

(Left to Right: State Representative Tommy Benton, State Senator Ralph Hudgens, Susie Haggard, Senior Regional Project Manager with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Sears Holdings Senior Vice President Jim Mixon, Jackson County Commissioner Tom Graves, Jackson County Commission Chair, Pat Bell)

On August 29, 2007 the Georgia Retail Association coordinated the participation of local dignitaries at the grand opening of the Sears Holdings Corporation 782,000 square foot Direct Delivery Center in Pendergrass, Georgia. Read more. . .

Find the latest edition of GRA's newsletter, The Georgia Retailer in the Retail Library.