Victorian retailers need certainty as we head into Christmas shopping

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today expressed concern at the ‘pause’ on lifting lockdown restrictions announced today by...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today expressed concern at the ‘pause’ on lifting lockdown restrictions announced today by the Victorian Government. Retailers across the state have already been left reeling by the COVID-19 wrecking ball and are in desperate need of certainty ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period. NRA...

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Retailers suffer as vaping decisions get weirder by the day

Australian retailers will be badly hurt but the Federal Government’s most recent decision regarding the sale of smoke-free tobacco...

Australian retailers will be badly hurt but the Federal Government’s most recent decision regarding the sale of smoke-free tobacco products, the National Retail Association (NRA) said today. After the Government announced a backflip on its previous ban on personal imports of e-cigarettes and vaping products, NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique...

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Retail sales fall in September, volatile year continues

Retail sales continued their volatile form in 2020 with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) preliminary report for September...

Retail sales continued their volatile form in 2020 with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) preliminary report for September showing a 1.5 per cent fall in monthly turnover. It follows a year in which retail sales have fluctuated wildly on a month-to-month basis following bouts of panic-buying, lockdown measures and...

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Retail’s best and brightest unveiled at the National Retail Awards 2020

After a year of unprecedented challenges the National Retail Association (NRA) has unveiled Australian retail’s best and brightest across...

After a year of unprecedented challenges the National Retail Association (NRA) has unveiled Australian retail’s best and brightest across an array of categories at a landmark online awards ceremony. The virtual format, attended by retailers from across the country, included various speakers from across the industry with the Minister for...

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Federal Budget provides urgent relief to struggling retailers

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...

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Retailers call for $6000 small business grant to set up online stores in wake of COVID-19

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...

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Long anticipated WA Containers for Change launches today

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...

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Portside industrial action threatens retail recovery and jobs

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...

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Countdown begins to first ever virtual National Retail Awards

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...

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Chemist monopoly vaping “solution” already unravelling

The proposed monopoly for chemists over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products is already unravelling, with both pharmacists and...

The proposed monopoly for chemists over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products is already unravelling, with both pharmacists and doctors raising concerns about the proposal. The National Retail Association has consistently called for small businesses who currently sell cigarettes and other nicotine products to be given access to less harmful...

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NBN to help small and medium retailers unleash full business capability

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today heralded NBN Co’s announcement to invest $700 million over three years to...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today heralded NBN Co’s announcement to invest $700 million over three years to help small and medium retailers unleash their full business capability. Under the scheme unveiled on Tuesday, NBN will create up to 240 nbn Business Fibre Zones nationally that will provide access...

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Retailers blast “ridiculous and inconsistent” vaping decision

The National Retail Association (NRA) says today’s draft ruling to restrict the sale of vaping and smoke-free nicotine products...

The National Retail Association (NRA) says today’s draft ruling to restrict the sale of vaping and smoke-free nicotine products to chemists is “ridiculous and inconsistent”, considering cigarettes are sold freely. The TGA’s draft ruling captures “nicotine when prepared for use in e-cigarettes, e-juice heat-not-burn tobacco products, chewing tobacco, snuff and...

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Chemist monopoly on vaping “worst of both worlds” for small business

The National Retail Association (NRA) has expressed its concern about a Federal Government proposal to hand pharmacies a monopoly...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has expressed its concern about a Federal Government proposal to hand pharmacies a monopoly over the sale of smoke-free nicotine products. NRA CEO Dominique Lamb said the proposal represented the “worst of both worlds” for small convenience retailers who currently rely on tobacco sales for...

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Retailers support SA plastics ban but more time and support needed

The National Retail Association (NRA) commends the South Australian government for its action on single-use plastics, but insists more...

The National Retail Association (NRA) commends the South Australian government for its action on single-use plastics, but insists more time and support is needed to help businesses to prepare and comply. South Australia is the first state to ban single-use plastic items such as straws, cutlery, stirrers as well as...

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Queensland criminalises “wage theft” despite employer concerns

The National Retail Association (NRA) is disappointed that the Queensland Government today passed its “wage theft” legislation despite the...

The National Retail Association (NRA) is disappointed that the Queensland Government today passed its “wage theft” legislation despite the concerns of business groups. Despite serious questions as to the whether the legislation can actually be enforced under the Constitution, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the State Director of Public...

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Retail rises in July, but uncertainty ahead as Australia plunges into recession

There was a solid rise in retail sales in July, however the National Retail Association (NRA) has warned that...

There was a solid rise in retail sales in July, however the National Retail Association (NRA) has warned that the sector remains braced for an uncertain time ahead as Australia plunges into its first recession since 1991. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released its retail sales report for...

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