Join REI

Join Ireland’s largest Retail Industry representation group and share in many innovative learning and research interventions.
 

What We Do

Learning - We deliver a range of learning interventions specific to the needs of retail owners including conferences, case study visits to leading stores and member networking events....
 
Research - We collect and collate industry trading data for eleven retail sectors including monthly industry performance, quarterly trading performance, sales per square foot, average transaction values, wage costs and rent costs. Over 400 companies participate in this research.
 
Commercial Services - Our members enjoy complimentary Human Resource Management advice and legal advice from our retained consultants. We also buy media for our larger members and assist members with their rent review and rates appeal queries.
 
Representation - We communicate issues of significant industry relevance to Government and work hard to ensure our Industry's voice is heard. We actively lobby Government on untenable upward only rent costs, equitable local authority rates, the abolition of JLC labour agreements and the retention of the retail planning guidelines in their current form. We also liaise with other Government Departments and other parties on many other industry matters.
 
Retail Excellence - We host the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards in association with the Sunday Independent. The retail awards boast over 600 entries annually - we celebrate and applaud Ireland's best stores, companies, people and websites.

Other Benefits: 

All members receive a bi-monthly copy of industry magazine Retail Times. 
All members receive access to the “members only” section of www.retailexcellence.ie. This website hosts useful industry documentation, policy statements, presentations and research reports. 
All members receive complimentary over the phone HRM advice.
All members receive complimentary over the phone legal advice. 
 

Member Communications:

Bi-Weekly – Our bi-weekly e-mail update keeps you informed of important issues, news, up-coming events and on-going progress made by Retail Excellence Ireland on your behalf. 
Bi-Monthly – Retail Times is our industry magazine, with each edition containing retail news, member profiles, industry analysis, commissioned features and much more. 
Quarterly – The Retail Excellence Ireland Retail Industry Reviews measure change in retail sales volumes in eleven core sectors. The monitor also provides the first authoritative commentary on monthly retail sales, average values, turnover by space, real wage cost and real rent cost.     
Ad Hoc – Retail Excellence Ireland disseminates policy documents, guidance notes and newsflashes when relevant. 

 

How much does it cost to join? 

The applicable Retail Excellence Ireland fee is based upon the number of employees within your organisation. We maintain fees at a cost effective level to members through the generation of other commercial revenues.  
 
Membership Bands 2011 Employee Number Membership Fee 2011 Membership Fee 2012
Small 1-20 €365 €365
Medium 21-100 €585 €585
Large 101-250 €985 €985
Extra Large 251-600 €1,585 €1,585
Corporate > 600 €3,885 €3,885

Further Details:

For further information on joining REI please contact Susan Meade on 065 6846927 or email susan@retailexcellence.ie
 

 

 
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