This World Children’s Day retailers and businesses are doing their part in protecting children by ensuring all toys sold...
This World Children’s Day retailers and businesses are doing their part in protecting children by ensuring all toys sold online are safe for children and removing unsafe toys immediately. The ACCC is co-leading the OECD global awareness campaign on the safety of toys sold online, which aims to help consumers make an...
Woolworths, one of Australia's most popular supermarket chains, has announced that it will commit to source 100% of its...
Woolworths, one of Australia's most popular supermarket chains, has announced that it will commit to source 100% of its electricity from wind and solar by 2025. Peak retail body, the National Retail Association (NRA), has applauded Woolworths Group for its 2025 Sustainability Plan released yesterday which sets ground-breaking targets encompassing...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today released the second revision of the Children’s Apparel Product Safety Guidelines in...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today released the second revision of the Children’s Apparel Product Safety Guidelines in an effort to improve child safety. The guidelines have been researched and compiled by the National Retail Association Technical Standards Committee group of quality assurance and product compliance specialists. Children’s apparel...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today outlined a fairer and more sensible approach to legalising the sale of...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today outlined a fairer and more sensible approach to legalising the sale of vaping products, in its submission to the Senate Inquiry on the issue. After previous expressing alarm over the current plan to allow smoke-free to be either purchased on the internet without...
Know Your Drone is a national drone safety education campaign by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Drone retailers, wholesalers...
Know Your Drone is a national drone safety education campaign by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Drone retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers are encouraged to pledge their support so that customers can be confident that they’re buying a drone from a supplier that takes drone safety seriously. CASA-recognised Drone Safety Advocates...
The South Australian Government has advised the National Retail Association that on 1 March 2021, the Single Use Plastics...
The South Australian Government has advised the National Retail Association that on 1 March 2021, the Single Use Plastics (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 will be implemented after passing Parliament on 9 September 2020. The National Retail Association consistently lobbied on behalf of industry and retailers to ensure 'black out periods' were...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed an admission by a senior Department of Health official at yesterday’s Senate...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed an admission by a senior Department of Health official at yesterday’s Senate Estimates Committee confirming that smoke-free nicotine products are safer alternatives than cigarettes. Under questioning from Senator Hollie Hughes, the Deputy Secretary of the Department for Health, Adjunct Professor John Skerritt, said...
The ACCC have issued a media release advising households of the dangers of button batteries, following the tragic death...
The ACCC have issued a media release advising households of the dangers of button batteries, following the tragic death of yet another child in late July. The ACCC advises consumers that there are a number of ways to prevent this from happening including: Check before you buy Secure button batteries ...
New South Wales Police have arrested a 53-year-old man at a shopping centre carpark in Auburn today as part...
New South Wales Police have arrested a 53-year-old man at a shopping centre carpark in Auburn today as part of an investigation into an organised retail theft syndicate operating across Sydney. Police raided a home in Greystanes and a secondary storage facility in Homebush where another 40-year-old man was arrested....
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...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers of the past few weeks, as relayed...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers of the past few weeks, as relayed across the National Retail Association's SafeCity Network. Retailers in Brisbane should be aware of an alarming trend of youths shoplifting Rexona aerosol cans for chroming purposes (the act of inhaling household...
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 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...
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 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...