The good news from the ABS retail trade report of strong November 2019 sales has unfortunately proven to be...
The good news from the ABS retail trade report of strong November 2019 sales has unfortunately proven to be short-lived. Last week clothing retailer Jeanswest announced that it would be going into voluntary administration, making it the latest established retail brand to take such action. In the first instance, the...
In 2020 Clean Up Australia will be celebrating their 30th anniversary and all that has been achieved by their...
In 2020 Clean Up Australia will be celebrating their 30th anniversary and all that has been achieved by their volunteers over the past three decades. Clean Up Australia Day is on Sunday 1 March, but in recognition that businesses often wish to participate during work hours, the official Business Clean...
By Stephen Rue, NBN Co Chief Executive Officer Small business is truly the backbone of Australia’s economy. Businesses with fewer...
By Stephen Rue, NBN Co Chief Executive Officer Small business is truly the backbone of Australia’s economy. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees employ nearly half (46 percent) of the Australian workforce, and contribute a third (35 percent) of Australia’s GDP. While increased connectivity, affordability and the cloud have made...
Posted by auDA on 20 January 2020 .au Domain Administration (auDA) is pleased to announce two initiatives in response to the catastrophic bushfires...
Posted by auDA on 20 January 2020 .au Domain Administration (auDA) is pleased to announce two initiatives in response to the catastrophic bushfires currently being experienced in Australia. A temporary Major Disaster Policy comes into effect on 22 January 2020 and will give bushfire-affected .au registrants: an extra two months to renew their eligible .au domain...
The Prime Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business have announced updates to the small business...
The Prime Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business have announced updates to the small business support packages for bushfire affected communities. In response to the devastating bushfires, the Morrison Government has today announced a comprehensive suite of measures to immediately support impacted small businesses. This initial package responds to the needs...
Recently MouthMedia was on location in the podcast booth at NRF Big Show in New York. Fashion Is Your...
Recently MouthMedia was on location in the podcast booth at NRF Big Show in New York. Fashion Is Your Business" podcast caught up with Paul Greenberg about his new role as Vice Chair of the Federation of International Retail Associations, and Dominique Lamb, the CEO of Australia's National Retail...
The NBN Co is embedded with state emergency services to restore impacted services across Australian, where possible and safe...
The NBN Co is embedded with state emergency services to restore impacted services across Australian, where possible and safe to do so. We’ve dedicated emergency management team and approach, including field crews, community engagement teams, portable temporary network infrastructure – all prioritised in supporting Emergency Services and the community...
I’m writing this week from New York where I am attending the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA) summit....
I’m writing this week from New York where I am attending the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA) summit. It’s been incredibly insightful to spend the week learning the sorts of techniques that retailers around the world are implementing and the cutting-edge trends that are emerging. Retail is facing both...
By Andrew Piper and Calum Woods, NRA Legal It is a common misconception that once an employee is paid a...
By Andrew Piper and Calum Woods, NRA Legal It is a common misconception that once an employee is paid a salary, a modern award no longer applies to their employment. Whether a modern award applies to a person mostly depends on the duties they perform, and while their salary can...
This article was originally published at StraightArrow’s website Along with the new year comes new strategies and trends to follow....
This article was originally published at StraightArrow’s website Along with the new year comes new strategies and trends to follow. And as someone looking to improve your digital marketing efforts, it’s important that you stay on top of the latest updates so you can apply them. Chances are you've stumbled...
Good360 Australia MEDIA RELEASE 7 January 2020 Good360 has today announced it will partner with Australian businesses to manage and coordinate the...
Good360 Australia MEDIA RELEASE 7 January 2020 Good360 has today announced it will partner with Australian businesses to manage and coordinate the delivery of donated non-food items to people affected by the bushfire crisis. The National Retail Association is proud to announce that we are a part of these efforts to assist...
If you are a retailer affected by bushfire, click here to be featured on the SpendWithThem Instagram page. Instagram is...
If you are a retailer affected by bushfire, click here to be featured on the SpendWithThem Instagram page. Instagram is a powerful tool in any retailers marketing arsenal, but NSW locals Turia Pitt and Grace McBride have utilised this tool for an incredible cause - supporting the retailers in communities devastated by...
Originally published by Inside Retail, authored by Dean Blake While the Australian Government’s response to the catastrophic spread of bushfire...
Originally published by Inside Retail, authored by Dean Blake While the Australian Government’s response to the catastrophic spread of bushfire throughout much of the country has been widely labelled as insufficient and tone deaf, many retailers and brands have taken it upon themselves to direct support to the people who...
Welcome to the first edition of the National Retail Review for 2020. Before I provide a rundown of the...
Welcome to the first edition of the National Retail Review for 2020. Before I provide a rundown of the Christmas trade period for 2019, I thought it only appropriate to begin this column by stating that the NRA’s thoughts are very much with all Australians currently affected by these...
By Andrew Piper and Alex Millman, NRA Legal Employers often spruik their ‘zero tolerance’ drug and alcohol policies when trumpeting...
By Andrew Piper and Alex Millman, NRA Legal Employers often spruik their ‘zero tolerance’ drug and alcohol policies when trumpeting their safety and workplace processes and cultures. However, the Fair Work Commission has also been promoting a ‘zero tolerance’ approach of its own towards unfair dismissals. In a recent decision by...
2019 is drawing to a close, so the Legal Beagles decided to go over their favourite (and most infamous)...
2019 is drawing to a close, so the Legal Beagles decided to go over their favourite (and most infamous) dismissal decisions of the year. From family squabbles to extremely bad behaviour, it's a wild ride from start to finish. Like, comment and subscribe to our National Retail Association YouTube channel...