Member Levels

"I currently have or plan to open a business and want to be kept in the loop about retail news, trends, and upcoming events."

• For retailers that sell products, services and experiences in-store or online (B2C)
• Access to exclusive Core Member Bundle
• You can have an impact on State legislation through Retail Alliance’s legislation efforts (Virginia Retail Federation) with access to member-only content
• Additional store directory listing for $25 each
• Annual membership from January - December

*Veteran/Military Retailpreneur & Non-Profit (Certified 501c3/501c6) receive 20% discount

"I am an aspiring or established business owner in Hampton Roads who primarily sells a product, service, or experience to consumers (B2C) in my storefront and/or online. I'm looking for more educational and promotional opportunities for myself as well as my staff to help develop my business. I want the chance to engage and collaborate with other retailers looking to make meaningful and impactful connections. Keep me posted on the latest retail trends."

• For retailers that sell products, services and experiences in a non-traditional store format, such as shops within brick-and-mortar market places, e-commerce, store-within-a-store, pop-ups, kiosks & booth space, home-based and mobile retailers such as foodtrucks
• Access to exclusive Core Member Bundle
• Impact State legislation through Retail Alliance’s legislation efforts (Virginia Retail Federation) with access to member-only content and Action Alerts
• Membership is for one business
• Annual membership from January - December

"I am an aspiring or established business owner in Hampton Roads who primarily sells a product, service, or experience to consumers (B2C) in a non-traditional way. I either sublease a retail space or do not have a brick-and-mortar at present, have my shop within a store, a pop-up, kiosk or a booth, sell online or am a mobile retailer, or a am home-based. I'm looking for more educational and promotional opportunities to help develop my business. I want the chance to engage and collaborate with other retailers looking to make meaningful and impactful connections. Keep me posted on the latest retail trends."

• For businesses that are B2B and offer services that retailpreneurs need, e.g., tax services, insurance agents, banks, signage, media agencies
• Access to exclusive Core Member Bundle
• You can have an impact on State legislation through Retail Alliance’s legislation efforts (Virginia Retail Federation) with access to member-only content
• Additional store directory listing for $25 each.
• Annual membership (January - December)

*Veteran/Military Retailpreneur & Non-Profit (Certified 501c3/501c6) receive 20% discount

“I am a business owner or employed by a business that primarily sells a product, service, or experience to other businesses (B2B). I want the chance to engage with other business owners to provide resources that will help improve their business operations. I am also interested in education and promotion to help further develop my business or my own personal career development.“

• Membership for up to 10 businesses included. Please send us your 10 after joining.
• Retail Champion get their logo on all communications to members showing their support of the industry and RA’s mission
• Access to exclusive Core Member Bundle – Internal added services included (customized social media holiday graphics)
• You can have an impact on State legislation through Retail Alliance’s legislation efforts (Virginia Retail Federation) with access to member-only content
• Two workshops annually for businesses in their footprint (choose from pre-defined list of topics)
• Three discounted mystery shops annually to retailerpreneur members in their footprint
• ‘Meet Retail Alliance and your retail neighbors’ event hosted by Retail Alliance at Retail Champion location or one of the businesses in their footprint

“I am an established, successful business, downtown, shopping center, mall, EDA, local government, Chamber of Commerce, or co-working space that believes in Retail Alliance's mission to help lead retailers to success. I want to support my tenants or businesses within my footprint and believe they would benefit from a membership that provides them with products and services that would help further develop their business.”