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|formation    = 1972
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|headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]
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|membership   = 7,390
|leader_title = President and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]]
|leader_name  = Joel Asher Goldstein<ref>"[http://retail-decisions.com/ceo-profile-independent-pet-retailer-association/ CEO Profile: Independent Pet Retailer Association]", ''Retail Decisions'' (October 12, 2016).</ref><ref>"[http://distributonomy.org/ipra-ceo-joel-a-goldstein-interview/ IPRA CEO Joel A. Goldstein Interview]", ''Distributonomy'' (April 27, 2014).</ref>
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The '''Independent Pet Retailer Association''' ('''IPRA''') is a trade association serving the independent retail industry. Its members include manufacturers, distributors, and buying groups who service the pet retail industry.<ref>"[http://IndependentPetRetailers.com/ HOW IPRA WAS STARTED]", ''IPRA'' (March 13, 2018).</ref> Their largest membership base is from [[North America]] but they represent the industry internationally as well. IPRA traces its history to 1911 when the National Retail Federation (NRF) was founded to promote retail safety and represent the industry to [[United States|United States Government]].

==References==
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==other websites==
* [http://IndependentPetRetailers.com Independent Pet Retailer Association]

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:1972 establishments]]