Mission:  Support retailers doing business in Oregon and promote a vibrant, sustainable and competitive economy through private sector expansion and job creation.

Goals: Identify issues of interest to the retail community; analyze their impact on retailer ability to meet customer needs; discuss political and financial implications; determine their relevance to AOI members and the Oregon business community.

Organized Retail and Metal Theft

AOI Position:

AOI supports clarifying existing laws relating to, and enhancing penalties for certain forms of retail and metal theft.

Rigid Plastic Containers & Bottle Bill

AOI Position:

AOI supports the existing rigid plastic container law and seeks refinement in calculating recycling rates.  AOI also supports full integration of Oregon’s new water bottle deposit system before further expansion is contemplated.

Use of Biometric Data

AOI Position:

AOI supports the use of biometric data for drivers’ licenses and adapting to federal requirements for state ID.

Electronic Product Stewardship

AOI Position:

AOI supports manufacturer responsibility for electronic product stewardship recycling. We will work to support effective implementation of new E-waste rules.

Prevailing Wage

AOI Position:

AOI opposes expansion of prevailing wage law, especially to private construction, as damaging to the economy and job creation.

Identity Theft

AOI Position:

AOI supports a security freeze on credit for victims of Identity theft.

Shoplifting

AOI Position:

Historically, AOI has supported increased penalties for shoplifting.

Unlawful Trade Practices Act

AOI Position:

AOI opposes expansion of Oregon’s unlawful trade practices act in terms of fines and breadth of the law as an unnecessary burden on trade.

Pricing / Price Discrimination

AOI Position:

In most cases AOI has opposed laws governing and expanding pricing regulation as being detrimental to economic growth, job creation, and competitive commerce.

Point-of-Sale Purchasing Requirements

AOI Position:

Historically, AOI has opposed requiring identification for purchases of certain products, such as whipping cream, batteries, etc.

Big Box Stores

AOI Position:

AOI opposes bans on big box stores as an unnecessary restriction on business.

Packaging Bans

AOI Position:

AOI opposes packaging bans as an unnecessary burden on Oregon business and detrimental to the state’s economy.

Labeling Laws

AOI Position:

AOI opposes labeling laws as an unnecessary burden on Oregon business.

Pesticide Reporting

AOI Position:

AOI opposes pesticide sales reporting as an unnecessary burden on Oregon business.