CRII GUILD MEMBERSHIP
The Guild Membership of the Confederation of Retail Industries of India is one of the most respected and coveted industry membership titles in India.
Current CRII Honorary Guild Members include government ministries like Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Government of India), Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (Government of India), institutions like University of Chicago Booth School of Business, some of the world’s and the nation’s leading retail organizations like Nestlé India Ltd, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Dabur India Ltd, e-commerce companies like Foodpanda, PolicyBazaar, FabFurnish, and a host of other leading corporations, industry associations, institutions and other organisations.
Current CRII Honorary Guild Members include government ministries like Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (Government of India), Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Government of India), institutions like University of Chicago Booth School of Business, e-commerce companies like Foodpanda, PolicyBazaar, FabFurnish, and a host of other leading corporations, industry associations, institutions and other organisations.
While CRII has been incorporated as a Quality Management Sectional Committee Member, Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, CRII knowledge partners and research contributors include the world’s leading institutions like Harvard Business School (Harvard Working Knowledge), Stanford Graduate School of Business, Cornell University, Tuck School of Business, University of Texas at Austin (McCombs School of Business), Thunderbird School of Global Management, China Europe International Business School, University of Toronto (The Rotman School of Management), IMD Lausanne, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and many other stellar organisations.
Some of the world’s most exemplary institutions like The University of Chicago Booth School of Business have entered into wide-reaching Memorandum of Understanding agreements with Confederation of Retail Industries of India for contributing to joint research projects, conducting hallmark events, creating intellectual properties and other significant joint cooperation areas.
CRII aims for representation from all interested stakeholders within and outside the retail industry, nationally and internationally. CRII encourages membership that goes beyond being industry specific, function specific or restricted by geography. CRII additionally ensures that government leadership within the Confederation is matched by industry & academia representation in order to enable a healthy coordination of CRII functions. Current institutional membership at CRII.in significantly ranges from multinational corporations, domestic firms and industry organisations to trade associations, federations, government bodies, non-governmental entities, educational institutions, libraries and national archives. Current individual membership at CRII.in significantly ranges from industry leaders, top management team professionals, government bureaucrats, policy advisors, ministry functionaries, entrepreneurs, functional specialists to academicians, scientists, researchers, scholars, post-graduate & graduate students. Scroll below to understand the different types of membership you can select and the benefits that each membership type may entail.
To know more about how to collaborate with CRII, enter into an MoU with CRII, or become a CRII Guild Member, at either an organisational or individual level and get invited to its various hallmark events involving some of India’s and the world’s leading CEOs, Union Ministers, leading national and international policy makers and civil society thought leaders, we recommend and encourage you to first get in touch with our representatives before applying for membership.
For such an interaction, do write an email to Mr. Kartik Narayan (kartik.narayan@crii.in) at the Executive Director’s Office, Confederation of Retail Industries of India.
* Subscribe to Retail & Business, CRII’s benchmark quarterly publication
Retail & Business is the Confederation’s benchmark quarterly publication that covers news, analysis, interviews, research and surveys related to the world of business and retail. The publication features and showcases editorially curated world class articles, ground breaking global research and various other top of the line intellectual material through the J. Schumpeter National Research Repository in the areas of leadership, management, operations, human resources, policy, economics and much more from CRII’s knowledge partners across the globe, including some of the world’s leading institutions like Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, University of Texas, University of Chicago, IMD Lausanne, Tuck School of Business, University of Toronto and many more.
* Retail & Business Subscription Fee: Currently, CRII.in Guild Members can subscribe to Retail & Business at absolutely no charge. In other words, in case you wish to subscribe to Retail & Business, become a CRII.in Guild Member (details provided below) and your Retail & Business subscription would automatically be activated without charge for the duration of your CRII.in Guild Membership.
* Become a Registered Member of CRII.in (Individuals/Institutions/Governments)
As a CRII.in Registered Member, you would have significant access to a wide range of services offered by the Confederation, apart from absolutely without charge access to editorially curated world class articles, ground breaking global research and publications through the J. Schumpeter National Research Repository in the areas of leadership, management, operations, human resources, policy, economics and much more from
CRII’s knowledge partners across the globe, including some of the world’s leading institutions like Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, University of Texas, University of Chicago, IMD Lausanne, Tuck School of Business, University of Toronto and many more.
* Once you become a CRII.in Registered Member, you become eligible to apply for your
CRII.in Registered Member Certificate. You also become eligible to apply for membership to the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members.
* As a CRII.in Registered Member, you would also get advance information about prime CRII conferences, seminars, training workshops and other events, apart from members-only invitations to select CRII symposiums and events.
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There is no charge currently levied for registering as a CRII.in Registered Member. Such a subsidised membership is made possible by contributions and endowments from our various Guild Members, the government, and various nationally & internationally reputed institutions.
* Please also note that nothing mentioned here or on any other page of CRII.in constitutes a commercial offer or transaction, or any agreement to purchase or sell goods or services. Do note that the Confederation of Retail Industries of India is registered as a not-for-profit organisation and contributions to the Confederation, whether monetary or otherwise, go a long way in supporting its various pro bono and gratis activities for the benefit of industries, civil societies and governments.
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* * Apply and receive your CRII.in Registered Member Certificate
In case you have already become a Registered Member of CRII.in, send an email to
membership@crii.in with a request that your CRII.in Registered Member Certificate be issued. Please provide all relevant membership details, including your or your organisation’s name (depending upon your membership type), registered address, postal address, mobile and landline telephone numbers. Please ensure that in case your request is on behalf of your organisation, your email should be sent from your official email address. Please do not hesitate to write to
membership@crii.in for any clarification.
* Join the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members (Individuals/Institutions/Governments)
Joining the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members opens up a wide array of benefits for you both individually and organisationally, apart from
absolutely without charge subscription through the membership period to the Confederation’s benchmark quarterly publication, Retail & Business.
Additionally, CRII.in Guild Members also get absolutely without charge access to editorially curated world class articles, ground breaking global research and publications through the J. Schumpeter National Research Repository in the areas of leadership, management, operations, human resources, policy, economics and much more from
CRII’s knowledge partners across the globe, including some of the world’s leading institutions like Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, University of Texas, University of Chicago, IMD Lausanne, Tuck School of Business, University of Toronto and many more.
As a CRII.in Guild Member, you would also get advance information about prime CRII conferences, seminars, training workshops and other events, apart from members-only invitations to select CRII symposiums and events.
For all these events, as a CRII.in Guild Member, you would get multiple event participation benefits, including absolutely without charge invitation-only VVIP Guild Member passes to exclusive CRII events.
Once you become a CRII.in Guild Member, you become eligible to apply for your CRII.in Guild Membership Certificate. You also become eligible to apply for membership to the esteemed CRII Leadership Board.
Please remember that one can apply for the CRII.in Guild Membership only if one is a CRII.in Registered Member (see the relevant link above for details).
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CRII.in Guild Membership Fee (Annual): Currently, the substantially subsidised annual membership fee levied for joining the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members is only Rs.500 for individual members and Rs. 5000 for institutional members, including those representing governments or government owned entities.
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CRII.in Guild Membership Fee (Three Years): Currently, the substantially subsidised annual membership fee levied for joining the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members for three years is only Rs.1000 for individual members and Rs. 10,000 for institutional members, including those representing governments or government owned entities.
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CRII.in Guild Membership Fee (Lifetime): The substantially subsidised membership fee levied for becoming a lifetime member of the esteemed CRII.in Guild of Members is currently only Rs.5000 for individual members and Rs. 50,000 for institutional members, including those representing governments or government owned entities.
* As mentioned, the subsidies are made possible by contributions and endowments from our various Guild Members, the government, and various nationally & internationally reputed institutions.
(Forward note: All fee details mentioned above are expected to be revised upwards in the very near future due to certain fees subsidies being discontinued. Prospective members are advised to immediately register to benefit from the current subsidies.)
* Please also note that nothing mentioned here or on any other page of CRII.in constitutes a commercial offer or transaction or any agreement to purchase or sell goods or services. Do note that the Confederation of Retail Industries of India is registered as a not-for-profit organisation and contributions to the Confederation, whether monetary or otherwise, go a long way in supporting its various pro bono and gratis activities for the benefit of industries, civil societies and governments.
I Agree
* * Apply and receive your CRII.in Guild Member Certificate
In case you have already become a Guild Member of CRII.in, send an email to
membership@crii.in with a request that your CRII.in Guild Member Certificate be issued. Please provide all relevant membership details, including your or your organisation’s name (depending upon your membership type), registered address, postal address, mobile and landline telephone numbers. Please ensure that in case your request is on behalf of your organisation, your email should be sent from your official email address. Please do not hesitate to write to
membership@crii.in for any clarification.
* Join the CRII Leadership Board (Individual/Institutional/Government)
* If you are a current head of government, Ministry, institution or corporation seeking CRII Leadership Board Membership either on the basis of a permanent seat your designated authority, Ministry, institution or corporation holds on the CRII Leadership Board or on the basis of a fresh application you wish to submit for CRII Board membership, please note that all such requests have to be routed directly through your Ministry/Office to any Executive Board Member or Functionary of the Confederation, who will assist you in the transition to the CRII Board.
* If you are a government functionary, Parliamentary member, foreign diplomat, embassy official, tiered delegate or a similarly positioned official applying for membership to the CRII Leadership Board, please write to us at
membership@crii.in with your relevant details and you will be guided through the CRII Board membership procedure.
* If you are an industry leader or any other professional holding membership of the CRII.in Guild of Members and wish to apply for CRII Leadership Board membership, please write to us with relevant details at
membership@crii.in and you will be guided through the CRII Leadership Board Membership procedure.
Should you require any assistance with your CRII Leadership Board Membership process, please don’t hesitate to contact any Executive Board Member or Functionary of the Confederation.