Technical Standards Committee Chairperson wins top Standards Australia award

The National Retail Association would like to congratulate our Technical Standards Committee Chairperson, Barbara Kerlen. Barbara has been awarded...

The National Retail Association would like to congratulate our Technical Standards Committee Chairperson, Barbara Kerlen. Barbara has been awarded the most prestigious award from Standards Australia, the W.R. Hebblewhite Medal. Standards Awards are presented to those who have made significant contributions to standardisation and demonstrated outstanding service in enabling...

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May retail sales bolstered by lockdown easing, long road to recovery remains

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report for May has revealed that turnover was bolstered with the...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade report for May has revealed that turnover was bolstered with the easing of lockdown measures across the country. The May report recorded a significant 16.9 per cent increase following the disastrous 17.7 per cent nosedive for April 2020. National Retail Association (NRA) CEO...

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NRA welcomes ACCC announcement regarding rent relief measures

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the ACCC announcement proposing to grant authorisation for NRA members to engage...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the ACCC announcement proposing to grant authorisation for NRA members to engage in information sharing and, in the case of tenants, collective bargaining with respect to their leases. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb said the draft determination meant that NRA members are one...

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NRA successfully defends penalty rates decision

The National Retail Association (NRA) has successfully defended the 2017 Penalty Rates Case following an attempt by the unions...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has successfully defended the 2017 Penalty Rates Case following an attempt by the unions to delay the final stage of Sunday penalty rate reductions. Addressing a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission on Monday, counsel for the NRA successfully asserted that a sudden change...

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Why you should make the move to Omnichannel Retail

You may have heard of Omnichannel marketing or retail. It’s a bit of a buzzword right now.  Yet few retailers...

You may have heard of Omnichannel marketing or retail. It’s a bit of a buzzword right now.  Yet few retailers have taken the leap to move to an omnichannel framework, let alone understand the concept and its impact on the bottom line. What is it? You’ve most likely got a multichannel framework...

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