[company_age]36.0[/company_age][employees]1-10 employees[/employees][funding]nan[/funding][description]ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association, is a UK-based trade organization established to represent the physical and digital retail and wholesale sectors of the music, video, and video game industries. Founded in 2024, ERA aims to uphold the highest standards within these sectors and foster communication and collaboration between members, the public, and the industry at large. 

ERA actively engages with supplier organizations like BPI, BASE, and UKIE, co-owns the Official Charts Company, and participates in various industry bodies such as the Games Rating Authority, The Industry Trust, and the Alliance for Intellectual Property. The association also serves as a voice for its members in discussions with government departments and local authorities, monitors relevant legislation, and opposes measures that could negatively impact members' interests. 

ERA's leadership comprises a Board of 18 to 20 individuals elected from its membership. The association's activities are guided by a 10-point Equality Pact that emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities within the entertainment retail sector.[/description][ps]ERA provides its members with a range of benefits, including representation, lobbying, government and sector-level engagement, access to insights and research, payment for music and video data contributions to Official Charts, reduced rates on PPL/PRS licenses for music retailers, access to Official Charts online, free legal and commercial advice, free signup to Record Store Day, regular newsletters and yearbooks, access to events and conferences, networking opportunities, and participation in promotions.[/ps]