The most wonderful time of the year is not far now! Besides bringing warmth, peace, and joy to households across...
The most wonderful time of the year is not far now! Besides bringing warmth, peace, and joy to households across the globe, Australia Post reveals a "Plan ahead' move by issuing parcel posting deadlines for when gifts need to be sent so they are delivered around the country before Christmas. It...
On Thursday, November 3, we held our post-budget analysis webinar in conjunction with BDO, Retail Doctor Group and the Chair...
On Thursday, November 3, we held our post-budget analysis webinar in conjunction with BDO, Retail Doctor Group and the Chair of the NRA Board. Our industry expert panel, Salim Biskri, Brian Walker, Tim Schaafsma, and Lindsay Carroll, lead a very insightful and engaging discussion on the outcomes of the budget for retailers and how retailers can...
The National Retail Association has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate hike will only impede Christmas...
The National Retail Association has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate hike will only impede Christmas spending as the lag effect of seven consecutive rises catches up to consumers. Interim CEO Lindsay Carroll said with a lack of evidence that the rapid interest rate hikes have managed...
Retail sales increased by 0.6 per cent in September as Australian consumers continued to spend on food and fashion,...
Retail sales increased by 0.6 per cent in September as Australian consumers continued to spend on food and fashion, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed today. National Retail Association Interim Chief Executive Lindsay Carroll said the monthly increase was no surprise as just last week the ABS...
Peak body, the National Retail Association has slammed the “indecent haste” with which the Federal Government is driving its...
Peak body, the National Retail Association has slammed the “indecent haste” with which the Federal Government is driving its pro-union workplace reforms, saying the laws must face proper Parliamentary scrutiny. The Labor Party and Greens today combined to vote down a proposal by Senate crossbenchers to allow a Senate Committee...
Peak body the National Retail Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to add an additional six weeks of...
Peak body the National Retail Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to add an additional six weeks of Paid Parental Leave which will boost women’s participation in the workforce. Australia has tens of thousands of women who have had to make the difficult choice of taking a step back from...
The National Retail Association has welcomed the Queensland Government’s commitment to prioritise the mental wellbeing of small businesses operators...
The National Retail Association has welcomed the Queensland Government’s commitment to prioritise the mental wellbeing of small businesses operators through a state-wide $8.76 million Small Business Wellness Package. This package is a part of the Queensland Government’s $14.5 billion economic recovery plan aimed at keeping businesses open. The much-needed initiative will...
Australian consumers are cutting back on luxury goods and services, looking for bargains, and switching to cheaper brands as...
Australian consumers are cutting back on luxury goods and services, looking for bargains, and switching to cheaper brands as they battle rising inflation. However, shoppers are still gearing up for a bumper pre-Christmas sales season with almost half feeling confident and one in five planning to outspend last year, according...
Retail is ever-changing and consumers now have different expectations in the retail environment. Whether it is where they shop,...
Retail is ever-changing and consumers now have different expectations in the retail environment. Whether it is where they shop, how they purchase, or what they use to research, it is all now part of the evolving retail ecosystem. The National Retail Association, working in partnership with Retail Doctor Group, have...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association is calling on businesses to prepare for the tough competition for Christmas casuals...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association is calling on businesses to prepare for the tough competition for Christmas casuals this year, with many already kicking off recruitment campaigns in the face of labour shortages. Retail is optimistic consumers will pick up spending momentum as the busy Christmas season approaches, but...
Employers in the restaurant industry are reminded that from 1 October 2022 minimum rates of pay will increase. Following the...
Employers in the restaurant industry are reminded that from 1 October 2022 minimum rates of pay will increase. Following the Annual Wage Review decision in June, the Fair Work Commission ordered the 5.2% increase to minimum rates for all modern awards. This increase was delayed for numerous industries, including the restaurant...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association has supported the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to address sexual harassment, introduced...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association has supported the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to address sexual harassment, introduced to Parliament today. Interim CEO Lindsay Carroll said with the adoption of legislative change comes the need for greater education for employers, especially small businesses, to help the industry put an...
Stephen Poole, from Brisbane, Queensland was announced the National Retail Association’s 2022 Young Retailer of the Year on 16...
Stephen Poole, from Brisbane, Queensland was announced the National Retail Association’s 2022 Young Retailer of the Year on 16 September at the Star Gold Coast. In its 50th year of celebrating retail excellence, the Young Retailer of the Year award has been around for close to half a century because...
The NSW Return and Earn program has reached a major recycling milestone with 8 billion bottles, cans and drink...
The NSW Return and Earn program has reached a major recycling milestone with 8 billion bottles, cans and drink cartons returned since 2017. Minister for Environment James Griffin said the initiative has fundamentally shifted people’s behaviour, turning what was once seen as waste into a now-valuable resource for the recycling...
Retail profitability in Australia has bounced back to pre-Covid levels for the first time since the pandemic began, the...
Retail profitability in Australia has bounced back to pre-Covid levels for the first time since the pandemic began, the economic insights report released by the National Retail Association has been revealed. The figures show the sector’s profits have increased by 4.9 percent year on year for the June quarter, following a...
Proposed industry-wide bargaining would create an “inequitable, unsuitable, and ultimately redundant” bargaining system, according to a retail industry position...
Proposed industry-wide bargaining would create an “inequitable, unsuitable, and ultimately redundant” bargaining system, according to a retail industry position paper released today. The National Retail Association analysis of the proposed changes says they would create an enterprise bargaining system that was “simply blind to the intricacies and individualities of independent...