The Retailers Association of Massachusetts (RAM) is a statewide trade association founded in 1918 that represents more than 4,000 retail stores and restaurants across the Commonwealth. It serves as the voice of the retail industry on Beacon Hill, providing legislative advocacy, regulatory guidance, educational programming, and cost-saving member services including health insurance and workers’ compensation cooperatives.
Retail industry advocacy including tax policy, labor and employment law, health insurance and workers’ compensation, consumer data privacy, credit card swipe fees, small business regulation, and economic development issues affecting retailers
Membership dues, cooperative insurance program revenues, and related member service fees
National Retail Federation; Massachusetts Restaurant Association; NFIB; MA Retail Merchants Workers Compensation Group, Inc.; Retailers Association of Massachusetts Health Insurance Cooperative; President and CEO Jon B. Hurst
Non-profit trade association organized as a 501(c)(6) business league
