The Spanish Retail Association (AER) was founded with the aim of being the common ground for all retail professionals and companies that serve this industry. AER has a firm objective: the dissemination and analysis of a strategic sector like retail and its consumption patterns. It strives to be a leading source of industry knowledge, a link between retailers and companies that provide services to the retail sector, always guided by the principles of knowledge and synergies as its fundamental principles. Currently, AER has more than 150 member companies from 17 different sectors, with a combined turnover exceeding €825 billion.