Retailers say carrot not the stick, best way to encourage vaccinations

Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has today reiterated that the best way to encourage more Australians...

Peak industry group the National Retail Association (NRA) has today reiterated that the best way to encourage more Australians to get vaccinated is with a ‘carrot and not a stick’ approach. The retail group strongly agrees that a high vaccination rate is crucial to ending lockdowns, but that more blunt...

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New survey shows overwhelming support for shop trading hour reforms, assurance for independents

A new survey of residents in Metropolitan Adelaide reveals that 75% of Adelaide’s adults believe in extending...

A new survey of residents in Metropolitan Adelaide reveals that 75% of Adelaide’s adults believe in extending at least some permitted retail hours and 61% want a referendum on the matter.   South Australians confirm their support for independent retailers, with 90% indicating that they would either...

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NSW leasing code a welcome relief to struggling businesses

Peak industry bodies the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) have welcomed the decision...

Peak industry bodies the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) have welcomed the decision by the New South Wales Government to provide urgent tenancy relief to struggling businesses. Late yesterday the state government answered the call of both the NRA and FCA and agreed to...

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ACT retailers urge clarity following snap lockdown

Peak retail group the National Retail Association (NRA) has urged the ACT Government to clarify what constitutes ‘essential businesses’...

Peak retail group the National Retail Association (NRA) has urged the ACT Government to clarify what constitutes ‘essential businesses’ following the nation’s capital being plunged into a snap seven-day lockdown. Under the announcement made today, only a limited number of retail businesses that have been deemed ‘essential’ are able to...

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Industry groups call for return of NSW tenancy relief to save businesses

Peak industry bodies the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) have joined forces to...

Peak industry bodies the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) have joined forces to call for urgent tenancy relief for businesses being crippled by the prolonged New South Wales lockdown. With many NSW small businesses and retailers at breaking point, both the NRA and FCA...

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QLD retailers welcome cash relief for COVID-crippled businesses

Peak retail group the National Retail Association has today welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Government that it will...

Peak retail group the National Retail Association has today welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Government that it will provide further relief to businesses crippled by COVID. The suite of measures announced today includes initiatives such as extending the $5,000 one-off payments state-wide, deferred payroll tax payments for eligible businesses,...

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Three largest cities in lockdown, time to roll up sleeves for small business

The National Retail Association (NRA) is urging Australians to roll up their sleeves for small businesses and get vaccinated,...

The National Retail Association (NRA) is urging Australians to roll up their sleeves for small businesses and get vaccinated, declaring it the only way to end sudden lockdowns. This afternoon the Victorian Government announced a week-long round of restrictions, meaning Australia’s three largest cities are now in lockdown. NRA CEO Dominique...

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Retailers despair at constant COVID contradictions from the Qld Govt

Peak retail group the National Retail Association has lashed the constantly changing and contradictory directions from the Queensland Government,...

Peak retail group the National Retail Association has lashed the constantly changing and contradictory directions from the Queensland Government, after consumers were today urged not to shop online. NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique Lamb also slammed the advice available to employers on the Queensland Health website, which was different to...

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Retailers urge Queenslanders to roll up their sleeves for small business

Queenslanders have been urged to roll up their sleeves for local small businesses, with the National Retail Association warning...

Queenslanders have been urged to roll up their sleeves for local small businesses, with the National Retail Association warning that higher vaccination rates were the only way to end sudden lockdowns. As Queensland is plunged into yet another snap three-day closure, NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique Lamb said small businesses...

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Small Business Ombudsman joins fight for least cost routing

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson today joined a group of 12 leading small business...

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson today joined a group of 12 leading small business organisations calling on the banks to make “least cost routing” available to small businesses as a matter of urgency. The group, which represents tens of thousands of Australian merchants and small...

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Industry groups welcome COVID assistance as businesses face catastrophe

Industry groups the National Retail Association (NRA), the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA), and the Australian Association of Convenience...

Industry groups the National Retail Association (NRA), the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA), and the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) have welcomed the latest round of assistance measures as businesses in key parts of the country face catastrophe. The assistance measures come immediately after the three associations announced a...

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Industry groups release five-point plan to save businesses from catastrophe

The latest round of COVID lockdowns has had a catastrophic impact on many Australian small businesses and retailers. With...

The latest round of COVID lockdowns has had a catastrophic impact on many Australian small businesses and retailers. With the country’s two largest states having been in prolonged lockdown, urgent assistance is required to prevent thousands of Australians joining the unemployment queue. A coalition of Australia’s peak industry groups - the...

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Retailers and Retail Workers call for JobKeeper 2.0 and rent relief

Retailers and retail workers have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for a return to job subsidies and...

Retailers and retail workers have written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for a return to job subsidies and rent relief as the protracted lockdown in NSW threatens the sector nationwide. In the letter to the PM, the Australian Retailers Association, the National Retail Association and the SDA, the union...

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QLD businesses prepare for single-use plastic items ban

Today, the National Retail Association (NRA) joined Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon and Jess Pugh MP at Mt Ommaney shopping...

Today, the National Retail Association (NRA) joined Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon and Jess Pugh MP at Mt Ommaney shopping centre to remind businesses and community that the QLD single-use plastic items ban is just over a month away. The NRA says Queensland businesses are doing their bit to tackle plastic...

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Industry groups urge greater support for struggling NSW & VIC businesses

Peak industry bodies have called for greater government support for New South Wales and Victorian businesses struggling to survive...

Peak industry bodies have called for greater government support for New South Wales and Victorian businesses struggling to survive the current prolonged lockdowns. National Retail Association (NRA) CEO Dominique Lamb; Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) CEO Mary Aldred; and Australian Convenience Stores Association (AACS) CEO Theo Foukkare all said many...

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ABS results prove retail facing challenging period

Retail businesses are faced with a challenging period ahead as COVID uncertainty impedes sales. The Australian Bureau of Statistics preliminary...

Retail businesses are faced with a challenging period ahead as COVID uncertainty impedes sales. The Australian Bureau of Statistics preliminary retail report released today reveals a fall of sales by 1.8% in June, which follows a rise of 0.4% in May. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb said the results validate...

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