Following a year that has thrown up nothing but challenges for the retail sector, there was some welcome relief...
Following a year that has thrown up nothing but challenges for the retail sector, there was some welcome relief in last Tuesday’s Federal Budget from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. With economies across the world plunged into recession it is an agonising time for anyone who operates a business, which is why...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed BizCover, Australia’s largest online business insurance service for SMEs, to its partnership...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed BizCover, Australia’s largest online business insurance service for SMEs, to its partnership network. With BizCover, you can skip the usual stacks of paperwork and phonecalls with brokers and switch to hassle free cover with a few clicks of a mouse. Simply answer a...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the decision by the Commonwealth Senate to launch an inquiry into nicotine...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the decision by the Commonwealth Senate to launch an inquiry into nicotine vaping products, claiming it as a win for common sense. Introduced by Government Senators Hollie Hughes and Matt Canavan, the Senate has agreed to establish an inquiry, with the Tobacco Harm...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has praised the Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, claiming it provides numerous...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has praised the Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, claiming it provides numerous measures that will offer urgent relief to struggling retailers. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb said measures aimed at boosting consumer spending and encouraging business investment had been items long advocated for by...
By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal In a stark sign of the times, the Victorian Wage Inspectorate (VWI)...
By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal In a stark sign of the times, the Victorian Wage Inspectorate (VWI) has claimed its first criminal prosecution under child labour laws, and emphasized that it stands ready, willing and unafraid to prosecute wage theft offences when it gains that power next...
Tonight, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down the first Federal Budget since April 2019. And it’s easily the most...
Tonight, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will hand down the first Federal Budget since April 2019. And it’s easily the most important one in living memory. With Australia officially in its first recession since 1991, the entire nation will eagerly anticipate the blueprint for an economic recovery that the government will unveil...
The Morrison Government will invest an additional $1.2 billion to support Australian businesses to employ 100,000 new apprentices or...
The Morrison Government will invest an additional $1.2 billion to support Australian businesses to employ 100,000 new apprentices or trainees as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery plan. Starting 5 October 2020, businesses who take on a new Australian apprentice will be eligible for a 50 per cent wage subsidy,...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is calling for a $6,000 e-commerce assistance package for every small business hurting financially...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is calling for a $6,000 e-commerce assistance package for every small business hurting financially as a result of COVID-19 to help them sell goods and services online, to be included as part of the JobMaker Digital Business Plan announced last Tuesday by the Morrison...
The Victorian Government has made changes to extend the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (the Scheme) until the end of this...
The Victorian Government has made changes to extend the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme (the Scheme) until the end of this year. Under these changes, an eligible tenant who is seeking rent relief must apply to their landlord in writing with evidence that they are eligible for the Scheme as soon as possible. This is important as rent relief is only available from the date a tenant...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is celebrating the launch of the WA Containers for Change scheme today. The new container deposit scheme...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is celebrating the launch of the WA Containers for Change scheme today. The new container deposit scheme aims to reduce litter, improve recycling rates and the create new business and employment opportunities across the state. In Western Australia, easily recyclable beverage containers, such as glass, aluminum and plastic, account for 44 per cent of all...
The National Retail Association has expressed its support for the efforts of Patricks Stevedores and the Attorney-General to bring...
The National Retail Association has expressed its support for the efforts of Patricks Stevedores and the Attorney-General to bring industrial action at Australian ports to an end, in advance of a hearing before the Fair Work Commission today. Speaking this morning, Deputy CEO Lindsay Carroll said that “Australian retail is...
As in most parts of the world, daily life for Australians has changed in ways that are unthinkable several...
As in most parts of the world, daily life for Australians has changed in ways that are unthinkable several months ago. While the consumption behaviour of Australians has already been evolving at great speed even before the COVID-19 pandemic, changes are now playing out faster than anyone imagined. These...
2020 has been a year like no other, but not even COVID-19 can stop the annual National Retail Awards...
2020 has been a year like no other, but not even COVID-19 can stop the annual National Retail Awards from proceeding, with keynote speaker Minister Michaelia Cash leading the guest speakers list for the October 15 event. Hosted by the National Retail Association (NRA), for the first time ever the...
I’d like to begin this week’s column by explaining why it is you’re hearing from me this week rather...
I’d like to begin this week’s column by explaining why it is you’re hearing from me this week rather than Dominique. In exciting news last Thursday, Dominique gave birth to her second child, a beautiful baby boy named Frederick. I can confirm that mother and son are both doing well....
Agricultural shows and field days are an important fixture for the local economy, attracting millions of visitors to our...
Agricultural shows and field days are an important fixture for the local economy, attracting millions of visitors to our regions every year, increasing expenditure, supporting jobs and fostering community pride. Unfortunately, many of these agricultural shows and field days were cancelled because of COVID-19 and local retailers were unable to...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is excited to announce that we have welcomed a new partner on board to...
The National Retail Association (NRA) is excited to announce that we have welcomed a new partner on board to assist retailers with the transition from traditional brick-and-mortar to a digitally successful business. This has become such an essential part of survival in these times. netStripes will help you make...