Network With Other Retailers

 Attend one of our many ART-sponsored retail roundtables or join a private online discussion group. Many retailers who do tell us they find it to be a great source of information and support. From one of those roundtables came this recommendation: "The National Trust Main Street Center is a great resource. They post really interesting articles on their Facebook page about what groups are doing to revitalize their shopping districts around the country."

Contribute your voice to ongoing state and federal legislative matters pertaining to retailers (credit card and debit card swipe fees, health care reform, taxes, California's new law requiring retailers to provide a seat for each worker). The National Retail Federation is a good starting point, and provides easy-to-use templates for writing congressmen on legislative issues affecting retailers.