Online retail complements traditional businesses says NRA
Online sales are rocketing – up some 57% in 2020. But people like to shop; they like getting out of the house (as distinct from ‘lockdowns’). According to the NRA,...
Weathering the economic storm
In our regular column from the National Retail Association, Dominique Lamb looks at shopping centre retail and how her members are coping. She’s bullish about the coming tax cuts and...
Double dipping
A retailer employs a ‘casual’ worker. The employee doesn’t want permanent employment because the ‘casual rates’ are higher – casuals don’t have leave entitlements and other benefits enjoyed by permanent...
10 key actions for retail recovery
As lockdown restrictions begin to be lifted and businesses reopen, the retail community is determined to maintain the highest safety standards possible. In addition to safeguarding the community from exposure...
A blueprint for Australian retail recovery
Retail is being challenged on a number of fronts – the latest two being bushfires and the coronavirus. The NRA has released its proposals… Australian retail is currently confronting an...
Wage compliance
Short changing workers by not paying them correctly is making big news. From small businesses to franchise operators to massive retail organisations – parts of all sectors have been affected....
Digital technology takes centre stage at State of the Retail Nation
The prominence of digital technology was the key theme at the recent State of the Retail Nation (SORN) panels hosted by the National Retail Association (NRA). Across three days in...
South Australian Retail Trading Bill 2018
It’s hard to believe that South Australia still clings to outdated laws governing retail trading hours. It beggars belief that the South Australian public still have to follow the dictates...
The NRA opposes minimum wage increase
Recently, the ACTU released a proposal to increase the minimum wage by $50 (7.2%) a week, claiming that it would create 57,000 jobs in the first year and a further...
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