The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today released its retail trade figures for June 2017 which show signs...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today released its retail trade figures for June 2017 which show signs of a strengthening retail industry, after 12 months of softened growth. According to the ABS, the seasonally adjusted trend rose a slight 0.3 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms from the...
Written by Alex Millman Members will recall from previous news alerts that there are several pieces of legislation amending the...
Written by Alex Millman Members will recall from previous news alerts that there are several pieces of legislation amending the Fair Work Act currently waiting for the attention of the Senate before they can become law. Foremost among these is the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017, which aims...
A powerful one-day leadership summit on diversity, talent and economics. Women World Changers (WWC) is the premier, all inclusive, one-day leadership...
A powerful one-day leadership summit on diversity, talent and economics. Women World Changers (WWC) is the premier, all inclusive, one-day leadership summit designed to drive critical dialogue on the impact and economics of women, diversity and culture on business growth. Attended by Australia's top business executives, government and community leaders, WWC...
Last week the National Retail Association bid farewell to our office in Woolloongabba for a new headquarters situated in...
Last week the National Retail Association bid farewell to our office in Woolloongabba for a new headquarters situated in the bustling Inner-Brisbane suburb of Milton. While our old office had served the NRA well, in order for us to continue providing the very best service to our members, we felt...
Written by Lisa Carter, SAS Group There are a whopping 1,753 shopping centres around Australia (one of the highest numbers...
Written by Lisa Carter, SAS Group There are a whopping 1,753 shopping centres around Australia (one of the highest numbers per capita than any other developed country) as at August 2015, according to the Urbis Australian Shopping Centre Industry Report. And listening to the pundits, you can’t help but feel a...
Tobacco Regulations 2017 will come into effect some with changes to price notices and e-cigarette retail outlets in Victoria....
Tobacco Regulations 2017 will come into effect some with changes to price notices and e-cigarette retail outlets in Victoria. From 1 August 2017, the Tobacco Amendment Act 2016 will amend the Tobacco Act 1987 to regulate e-cigarettes in the same manner as tobacco products. The changes affecting price boards are...
The NRA’s bid to bring Sunday trading to the regional south-east Queensland town of Warwick came to fruition last...
The NRA’s bid to bring Sunday trading to the regional south-east Queensland town of Warwick came to fruition last Sunday, with eager shoppers at the ready for Rose City Shoppingworld’s 9am opening. Of the centre’s 40 stores, anchor tenants Woolworths and Big W kicked off with solid trading, alongside a...
Traditional vs non-bank funding for SMEs The following article was written by Peter Winterflood, Partner, Advisory at BDO Has traditional bank...
Traditional vs non-bank funding for SMEs The following article was written by Peter Winterflood, Partner, Advisory at BDO Has traditional bank funding become a sticking point for your business? Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are often looking for alternatives to traditional bank funding. There are many new participants, some of which are...
By Alexander Millman and Angela Szczepanski, NRA Legal Ms Shahin Tavassoli v Bupa Aged Care Mosman A recent case reminds employers...
By Alexander Millman and Angela Szczepanski, NRA Legal Ms Shahin Tavassoli v Bupa Aged Care Mosman A recent case reminds employers that care must be taken when relying on evidence obtained from workplace surveillance to dismiss an employee, and the need to afford employees procedural fairness even when it appears to...
One of the most important services that we provide members at the NRA is in relation to leasing and...
One of the most important services that we provide members at the NRA is in relation to leasing and tenancy issues. The Leasing Department, headed by property specialist Kyle Swain, is on hand to provide an array of leasing and property services from network planning and site sourcing, to negotiating...
by Alain Sayour, Gow Gates Many companies make sure they have their building and contents insured for fire and accidental...
by Alain Sayour, Gow Gates Many companies make sure they have their building and contents insured for fire and accidental damage, but what about the disruption these events can cause to the businesses’ operations? Does this sound familiar? “We can’t work at our office due to storm damage and the repairs...
by Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu, NRA Legal The Federal Government is planning to introduce legislation in the coming months...
by Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu, NRA Legal The Federal Government is planning to introduce legislation in the coming months that will address an estimated $1 billion worth of annual unpaid super. The Bill, which will amend that rules that currently allow companies to reduce their super contributions, will close...
Anthony Leigh Dower, Suzie Lightfoot, Darb Couture. Mention these names in Brisbane and one event springs to mind –...
Anthony Leigh Dower, Suzie Lightfoot, Darb Couture. Mention these names in Brisbane and one event springs to mind – the RAQ Fashion Design Awards. The inaugural awards, sponsored by the then Retail Association of Queensland represented the epitome of Queensland style, showcasing the glamorous and glitzy collections of emerging designers...
Hobart Event Associate Professor Gary Mortimer, QUT Just as Airbnb disrupted the hotel sector and Uber disrupted the taxi industry, retail...
Hobart Event Associate Professor Gary Mortimer, QUT Just as Airbnb disrupted the hotel sector and Uber disrupted the taxi industry, retail is facing its own disruptions. The entry of global retailers, new technologies, online growth, changing consumer expectations and continual price discounting, has put pressure on incumbent businesses. What does the...
by Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu, NRA Legal Mahajan v Burgess Rawson & Associates Pty Ltd FCCA 1560 The Federal...
by Angela Szczepanski and Sid Sidhu, NRA Legal Mahajan v Burgess Rawson & Associates Pty Ltd FCCA 1560 The Federal Circuit Court has ruled in favour of an employee after hearing that her commercial real estate employer, Burgess Rawson and Associates Pty Ltd, had dismissed the pregnant worker for taking...
A number of major sporting events have been in the headlines recently, from the Jeff Horn vs Manny Pacquiao...
A number of major sporting events have been in the headlines recently, from the Jeff Horn vs Manny Pacquiao boxing match, to the State of Origin Series and English Premier League side Arsenal are currently touring Australia. In the coming months we will have the NRL and AFL Finals, the...
