By Joanna Arhontis We get it! Retail can be hard work and growing your business when you are already at...
By Joanna Arhontis We get it! Retail can be hard work and growing your business when you are already at full stretch can seem impossible, but we have some good news for you. When you are trying to improve your business, sometimes it can be the simplest and most cost...
Retail giant Woolworths Group leads the way in phasing-out plastic bags, today announcing its voluntary commitment to eliminate single-use...
Retail giant Woolworths Group leads the way in phasing-out plastic bags, today announcing its voluntary commitment to eliminate single-use plastic bag use across its entire retail grid, Australia wide. Throughout the next 12 months, all stores within the Woolworths Group from Big W to BWS, will ditch their single-use plastic...
How Retailers Contend with Today’s Prominent Challenges By BDO's Consumer Business Practice Leaders Alarmist headlines suggest the death of retail, but do...
How Retailers Contend with Today’s Prominent Challenges By BDO's Consumer Business Practice Leaders Alarmist headlines suggest the death of retail, but do retailers themselves share this perception? BDO analysed the 10-K filings of the 100 largest U.S. retailers for their 2017 Retail RiskFactor Report, which found that retailers recognise both narrow and...
The 2016 CENSUS has been released. It reaches about 95% of all Australians in the only true national scale...
The 2016 CENSUS has been released. It reaches about 95% of all Australians in the only true national scale population survey and it really can help grow your business. That is: It can help you find new customers and target the right products/services to them It can help you...
We’ve been pleased to see further industry commitment this week, to helping young people get a leg up into...
We’ve been pleased to see further industry commitment this week, to helping young people get a leg up into retail jobs (and giving retailers benefits along the way, through the Federal Government’s Youth Jobs PaTH (prepare-trial-hire) program. As a leading Registered Training Organisation (RTO), we’ve been delighted to be able...
By Joanna Arhontis, The New Retail Revolution There is all this talk on the street that traditional brick and mortar...
By Joanna Arhontis, The New Retail Revolution There is all this talk on the street that traditional brick and mortar retail stores are dying with many sadly closing their doors in recent months. It is true that retailers are being hit hard throughout the nation, and indeed across the globe, as...
by Sid Sidhu and Troy Wild Fair Work Ombudsman v Gaura Nitai Pty Ltd & Anor FCCA 1242 Another franchisee...
by Sid Sidhu and Troy Wild Fair Work Ombudsman v Gaura Nitai Pty Ltd & Anor FCCA 1242 Another franchisee has been exposed by the Fair Work Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) for exploiting a migrant visa worker who was “desperate” to secure sponsorship. The Coffee Club cafe based in Brisbane has...
By Alex Millman After a somewhat turbulent final month to the financial year, the time has come for all industries...
By Alex Millman After a somewhat turbulent final month to the financial year, the time has come for all industries to take stock of what had been going on and what we can expect to see in industrial relations as we go into the new year. Here are just some of...
“Industry Engagement - The Whole of Business Solution” The New South Wales Government Department of Industry would like to invite...
“Industry Engagement - The Whole of Business Solution” The New South Wales Government Department of Industry would like to invite NRA members in the Hunter Valley region to a series of Q and A presentations focusing on industry skilling priorities in the region. Where: Futures Restaurant, NSW TAFE, New England When: 27th July, 8.30am-3.30pm 1st...
The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down a decision with respect to the status of casual employees in the...
The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down a decision with respect to the status of casual employees in the retail, fast food, and hair and beauty industries. Casual employees in these industries approaching 12 months service (with an employer) may request to be converted to a permanent employee, and the employer...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures for May 2017 has shown a steady rise of 0.6%...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures for May 2017 has shown a steady rise of 0.6% turnover, seasonally adjusted. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb said that while retail was experiencing a quiet period, the industry remains in steady shape and should continue to pick up following the introduction...
There’s a distinct social movement underway not just in Australia, but worldwide – the luxury retail market is evolving,...
There’s a distinct social movement underway not just in Australia, but worldwide – the luxury retail market is evolving, and it’s booming. The incredible growth of the Chinese middle class, growing consumer confidence in Europe, and increasingly diverse tourism markets world-wide, in a world defined by digital technology, is redefining...
by Brad Culbert, Retail Defender Last week, in the article “Modern Retail and the future of Loss Prevention” I talked about it being...
by Brad Culbert, Retail Defender Last week, in the article “Modern Retail and the future of Loss Prevention” I talked about it being no secret that the world of technology is changing faster than ever, and introduced the concept of a ‘behind the scenes’ technology that we know is uncovering great results for...
Many employers and workers are unaware of the benefits and opportunities that Vocational Education and Training (VET) can offer...
Many employers and workers are unaware of the benefits and opportunities that Vocational Education and Training (VET) can offer our industries. Training Services NSW have launched a new promotional website to help access and find information and hopefully raise awareness of what VET can offer. It is modern and engaging...
Endangered wildlife, starving coral and plastic bags – why we’re backing the Qld Govt’s stand against pollution Deloitte economists have this...
Endangered wildlife, starving coral and plastic bags – why we’re backing the Qld Govt’s stand against pollution Deloitte economists have this week flagged Queensland’s prized Great Barrier Reef as ‘too big to fail’, with a total asset value of more than $56 billion, or more than 12 times that of the...