Australian retail sales highest in four months
Australian retail sales jumped 1.3% in July, the highest rise in four months, according to the latest release (July 2022) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data. Australian retail sales...
Retailers and consumers to benefit from earlier Sunday trading for Adelaide
The Malinauskas Labor Government has drafted legislation and will now begin formal consultation to allow for earlier trading on Sundays. The reforms will allow South Australians to shop from 9am...
McConaghy Properties celebrates the opening of two centres
It has been a big year for McConaghy Properties with the opening of two shopping centres in two months – Castletown in Townsville opened on 28th May and Lismore Square...
WA to review commercial tenancy laws for retail shops
The laws which govern commercial tenancy agreements between small retailers and landlords, including shopping centre owners, are being reviewed by the McGowan Government. On Friday 10 June, the West Australian Government...
Retail sales reach record levels in March as spending challenges loom
Australian retail sales reached their highest levels on record, with March trade increasing 9.4% compared to the same time last year and increasing 1.6% compared to the previous month, according...
Retailers welcome change to isolation rules across Victoria and New South Wales
Retailers welcome the announcement to change close contact isolation rules in Victoria and New South Wales this weekend, anticipating it will lessen the burden of labour shortages throughout the industry....
Robust December retail sales but signs of an Omicron slowdown
The latest release (December 2021) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data indicates that the overall month-on-month estimate decreased by 4.4%, down by 7.3% from a particularly strong November 2021....
Research shows support for SA trading hour reform
A new survey of residents in Metropolitan Adelaide shows overwhelming support for South Australian shop trading hour reforms. The research jointly commissioned by The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA)...
Three states in COVID lockdown signals a challenging period ahead for retail
More than $8 billion worth of retail trade is now at risk nationally with the COVID lockdown in Victoria extended for another seven days and South Australia in lockdown joining...
SA retail workers missing out on $68 million under current trading hour regulations
A new model by the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and National Retail Association (NRA) outlines substantial missed employment and wage opportunities for South Australians as a result of...
Extended Sydney lockdown will cost the retail industry $5 billion
Yesterday, Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Premier announced given the number of infectious cases in the community, the current lockdown will be extended for at least another two weeks until 11:59pm on Friday...
Retail industry calls for calm during lockdowns
The National Retail Association (NRA), Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) and Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCCA) have called for consumers to remain patient towards retail and shopping...
Shopping centres and retailers welcome ACCC’s 10-year extension to the Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have jointly welcomed the determination by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) to re-authorise the Casual...
ABS reports retail sales rose 1.4% in March
Australian retail turnover rose 1.4% in March 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to preliminary retail trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which also showed turnover rose 2.3%...
NRA calls on government to provide $5k loans to bricks-and-mortar retailers
Retail industry leaders and peak bodies are urging bricks-and-mortar merchants to adopt innovative marketing strategies post JobKeeper to attract customers, saying government support in the form of a $5,000 loan...
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,...
ABS December sales figures confirm Christmas splurge
Australian retail turnover fell 4.1% in December 2020, seasonally adjusted compared to November, which saw a major increase as Victoria came out of lockdown; but in annual terms retail turnover remains...
Shopping service rallies support for local retailers
Leading global shopping service and payments provider Klarna has revealed its latest plans to support Aussie retailers: services such as in-store everywhere, free valet parking and specially curated wish lists...
Four-day bargain shopping bonanza to reap over $5b, says NRA
The Black Friday to Cyber Monday four-day shopping bonanza is set to reap more than $5 billion in retail sales nationwide. There’s no denying that a little retail therapy is...
NRA says Xmas sales will mark the start of retail recovery and record online spend
The National Retail Association (NRA) has announced that the 2020 Christmas period will mark the start of a retail recovery as shoppers indulge during the busy festive season. Altogether, the...
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