As retailers across the country eagerly anticipate tomorrow night’s Federal Budget, sales across Australia rose by 1.3 per cent...
As retailers across the country eagerly anticipate tomorrow night’s Federal Budget, sales across Australia rose by 1.3 per cent in the month of March according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). However, retail sales volumes for the March 2021 quarter fell by 0.5 per cent as shoppers cut back...
Restrictions are set to ease in Victoria as density quotients of one person per two square metres will soon...
Restrictions are set to ease in Victoria as density quotients of one person per two square metres will soon be lifted for small-to-medium sized venues across the state – but Victorians need to keep playing their part to help everyone stay safe and stay open by checking in using...
Business owners and industry groups are encouraged to have their say on how the NSW Government can support small...
Business owners and industry groups are encouraged to have their say on how the NSW Government can support small businesses and provide feedback on the Government’s Business Connect advisory program. Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope said the consultation would help the NSW Government design future support programs...
Australia’s most popular health and well-being products trade show – the 2021 Naturally Good Expo – will be on...
Australia’s most popular health and well-being products trade show – the 2021 Naturally Good Expo – will be on once more from 30-31 May at Sydney’s International Convention Centre. Now in its seventh big year, the expo – last held in 2019 due to 2020 event restrictions – will be...
Klarna, our strategic payment solutions partner, officially launches in New Zealand today by introducing ‘Pay in 4’. Pay in 4...
Klarna, our strategic payment solutions partner, officially launches in New Zealand today by introducing ‘Pay in 4’. Pay in 4 allows consumers to buy online and split their purchases into four interest-free equal payments through both the Klarna app and directly via integrated partner retailers. We are extremely excited and...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) records surge in millennials opening Business Transaction Accounts; launches first no interest payment card...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) records surge in millennials opening Business Transaction Accounts; launches first no interest payment card ‘CommBank Neo Business’ to support small business owners. New research from Commonwealth Bank of Australia has found the number of millennial small business owners is on the rise, with many young...
Supply chains can sometimes be unpredictable and labour intensive. Yet, for businesses that harness data to create an adaptive...
Supply chains can sometimes be unpredictable and labour intensive. Yet, for businesses that harness data to create an adaptive and agile supply chain, it can quickly become a powerful differentiator and lend a competitive advantage. Data-driven technology that provides an end-to-end overview of supply chain performance was once seen as...
The Property Council of Australia and Brisbane City Council (BCC) are seeking your help to ensure Fridays in the...
The Property Council of Australia and Brisbane City Council (BCC) are seeking your help to ensure Fridays in the city are a day not to be missed. As anyone who has recently been in the city during the working week would know, there are now less people around on Fridays...
Sexual harassment is usually not an isolated incident, and it is rarely a situation of a misunderstanding or of...
Sexual harassment is usually not an isolated incident, and it is rarely a situation of a misunderstanding or of innocent “appreciation”. Rather, it is frequently the product of a workplace culture that at best overlooks (and at worst enables) such conduct, which can have significant consequences for health and...
Next week the Federal Budget will be handed down and the focus appears to be jobs, jobs and more...
Next week the Federal Budget will be handed down and the focus appears to be jobs, jobs and more jobs. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined an ambitious goal of lowering the unemployment level to below five per cent. In a fundamental shift, the Coalition Government has jettisoned past mantras around...
Powered by Rest In the 2020–21 federal Budget, the government announced the Super Reforms – Your Future, Your Super measure....
Powered by Rest In the 2020–21 federal Budget, the government announced the Super Reforms – Your Future, Your Super measure. We urge business owners and employers to familiarise themselves with these changes so that you can understand how these shifts might impact your business and employees. Expected to take effect 1 July...
The Palaszczuk Government has launched Queensland Small Business Month with three new grants programs worth $25 million over two...
The Palaszczuk Government has launched Queensland Small Business Month with three new grants programs worth $25 million over two years – making Queensland the place to be for small business. Minister for Employment and Small Business Di Farmer said the announcement builds on the more than $180 million in Small...
The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into...
The National Retail Association is encouraging ACT retailers to prepare now for the single-use plastics ban which comes into effect 1 July. In the last 7 days, the NRA team visited over 500 ACT businesses in their stores to provide advice and materials. The NRA is also providing a tollfree...
It would be remiss of me to not begin this week’s column by acknowledging Anzac Day. The most solemn...
It would be remiss of me to not begin this week’s column by acknowledging Anzac Day. The most solemn day on the Australia calendar serves as a poignant reminder that as challenging and frustrating as the past year has been, past generations of Australians have faced even more daunting...
High streets throughout NSW will be revitalised with more than $15 million in grants to boost local business, support...
High streets throughout NSW will be revitalised with more than $15 million in grants to boost local business, support jobs and create better public spaces for the community. The NSW Government’s Your High Street program will provide 19 councils with up to $1 million to help them deliver projects that...
Inaugural Klarna Shopping Pulse reveals Australian shoppers expect digital transformation to continue with clear continued role for physical stores. An...
Inaugural Klarna Shopping Pulse reveals Australian shoppers expect digital transformation to continue with clear continued role for physical stores. An international survey has revealed that Australian shoppers expect to shop online even more in the future, however, there remains a clear role for physical stores, with 54% of Australian respondents...