Retailers Association of India (rai) is the only official apex body formed by leading retailers of the country. rai was launched in Mumbai with the principal objective of uplifting the standards of overall retailing in the country, so as to offer the Indian customers a more enriching experience. The only association of its kind rai's governing board includes eminent retail professionals like

— B.S. Nagesh of Shopper's Stop — Kishore Biyani of Pantaloons
— Noel Tata of Trent (Westside) — Sumanta Banerjee of RPG Retail
— Nandan Piramal of Piramyd — B.A. Kodandarama Setty of Viveks
— Vinay Nadkarni of Globus — Ved Prakash Arya of Pantaloons
— R. Subramanian of Subhiksha — Gibson G Vedamani, CEO, rai

Retailers Association of India (rai), the voice of Indian Retailers, is the body that encourages, develops, facilitates and supports retailers to become modern and adopt best practices that will delight customers.

rai has its founder membership that comprises the following leading retailers :
— Adiyta Birla Retail Ltd. — Arvind Brands Ltd.
— Gini & Jony — ITC Ltd. - LRBD
— Koutons Retail India Ltd. — McDonald’s India (West & South)