By Kyle Swain, Retail Director Australia + New Zealand, Lpc Cresa The e-commerce boom has turned traditional ‘bricks and mortar’...
By Kyle Swain, Retail Director Australia + New Zealand, Lpc Cresa The e-commerce boom has turned traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailing on its head. From ‘bricks and clicks’ in the late 90’s to the rise of Amazon, now the world’s largest retail marketplace, we have all changed the way we...
Moving the Needle on textiles in landfill with Salvos Stores, Australian Red Cross and Vinnies NSW As Australians enter their...
Moving the Needle on textiles in landfill with Salvos Stores, Australian Red Cross and Vinnies NSW As Australians enter their peak buying time for new clothes, the Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley, has joined the nation’s biggest charity retailers to encourage shoppers to Move the Needle on clothing waste. Moving...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers over the past few weeks, as relayed...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers over the past few weeks, as relayed across the NRA SafeCity Network. Thank you to all of the retailers reporting these crimes and trends. The more we all report, the more we all know. Products being targeted Alcoholic Spirits Pre-mix...
From 01 October 2019, drivers who fail to pay for their fuel at services stations across Queensland could be...
From 01 October 2019, drivers who fail to pay for their fuel at services stations across Queensland could be alerted to their offence by SMS or Email. QPS Flyer re Drive Off Initiative (CLICK HERE) On Tuesday 1 October 2019, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) commenced a one month trial aimed...
As announced by the Victorian Government last year, it will be illegal to supply a customer with a lightweight...
As announced by the Victorian Government last year, it will be illegal to supply a customer with a lightweight plastic shopping bag in Victoria from 1 November 2019. Over the past 6 months, the National Retail Association have been travelling across Victoria, engaging over 13,000 retailers in 180 locations to provide advice and...
Last week the ABS released the August retail trade report. Although the results were slightly below forecasts, it was...
Last week the ABS released the August retail trade report. Although the results were slightly below forecasts, it was still a much improved set of figures from those for July. Across the country turnover increased by 0.4 per cent, with all but one industry seeing a pickup from the previous...
Unpacking the Christmas lights: how to maximise your sales with visual merchandising By Rebecca Goulter, National Retail Association Welcome to October!...
Unpacking the Christmas lights: how to maximise your sales with visual merchandising By Rebecca Goulter, National Retail Association Welcome to October! For retailers Australia-wide, it’s high time to start planning how your store will smash it out of the park visually with its Christmas display. For many consumers, the visual merchandising of...
Positive signs as retail trade figures improve in August The National Retail Association (NRA) has said that there are positive...
Positive signs as retail trade figures improve in August The National Retail Association (NRA) has said that there are positive signs that the state of retail is improving following the August trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Following a poor showing in July, the ABS report...
By Zoe Brodie and Calum Woods, NRA Legal Whether it’s a quarrelsome employee, a serial underperformer, or a casualty of...
By Zoe Brodie and Calum Woods, NRA Legal Whether it’s a quarrelsome employee, a serial underperformer, or a casualty of automation, the stress of dismissing an employee doesn’t end on their last day of employment. It’s not until 3 weeks (or 21 days) later, when the time limit to file a...
The digital age has made the internet central to the lives of just about everyone on the planet. But...
The digital age has made the internet central to the lives of just about everyone on the planet. But it’s not just in our personal lives that it has become integral, running and operating a business also requires fast and reliable broadband. However, different businesses have different needs and there...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers over the past few weeks, as relayed...
The following trends in retail crime have been witnessed by Brisbane retailers over the past few weeks, as relayed across the NRA SafeCity Network. Thank you to all of the retailers reporting these crimes and trends. The more we all report, the more we all know. Products being targeted Fragrances (perfume) Sunglasses ...
With retail continuing to undergo a period of slow sales and low consumer confidence, one of the biggest challenges...
With retail continuing to undergo a period of slow sales and low consumer confidence, one of the biggest challenges is keeping you and your staff motivated. Owning your own business can be a gruelling experience at the best of times and this is only compounded when economic conditions are sluggish....
Redundancy: A question of intent By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The concept of redundancy is a reasonably straightforward...
Redundancy: A question of intent By Alex Millman and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The concept of redundancy is a reasonably straightforward one – the employer no longer requires the particular job occupied by an individual to be done by anyone. Case closed. The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) modifies this...
Work-related psychological injury is expensive – it’s estimated that poor psychological health and safety costs Australian organisations $6 billion...
Work-related psychological injury is expensive – it’s estimated that poor psychological health and safety costs Australian organisations $6 billion per annum in lost productivity. Commencing in National Safe Work Month (October), WorkSafe ACT is running free 2 hour workshops (in Dickson) to provide guidance to anyone who has a Work...
(Chroming: The act of inhaling household chemicals and other volatile substances to get high) GOLD COAST: As reported by the Gold Coast...
(Chroming: The act of inhaling household chemicals and other volatile substances to get high) GOLD COAST: As reported by the Gold Coast Bulletin today, the local community is at breaking point as Surfers Paradise MP, John-Paul Langbroek, reports an unprecedented number of youth chroming, drug-use, vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Langbroek reports that youths are...
By Thomas Parer and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Christmas holiday period is a vital time of the year for...
By Thomas Parer and Lindsay Carroll, NRA Legal The Christmas holiday period is a vital time of the year for many retailers, with many patiently waiting for the expected uptick in sales. This busy period of the year can bring with it many problems for employers to grapple with before...