2024 – A key year for further retail crime collaboration
The National Retail Association (NRA), the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), are gearing up for another year of working collaboratively on...
New campaign to combat abuse and violence against retail workers
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), the National Retail Association (NRA), and the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) have partnered in a new campaign for Christmas 2023...
Retail sector increases accessibility of ‘pop up’ retailing code
The retail industry’s Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice has become a whole lot more accessible, with the Code’s governance group today releasing Fact Sheets translated into Arabic, Hindi, Simplified...
Shoppers to splash $21 billion in the 10-day Christmas countdown
Retailers across the nation are preparing for a busy period of last-minute purchases, bargain hunting and fresh-food orders in the lead-up to December 25. The National Retail Association has revealed...
Pre-Christmas sales forecast to reach $63.9b as consumers trim household budgets to pay for Christmas splurge
According to new research released today by the National Retail Association (NRA), Australian consumers are cutting back on luxury goods and services, looking for bargains and switching to cheaper brands...
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...
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....
Australian retail turnover falls 1.7% in August while consumer sentiment remains high
Australian retail turnover fell 1.7% in August 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This third consecutive monthly fall in...
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...
Extended NSW lockdown will cost a further $1 billion
Today, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the current lockdown restrictions will be extended for another week until 11:59pm, Friday 16 July, given the ongoing cases of community transmission and following...
NRA and ARA welcome Federal Budget, highlighting retail’s critical role in recovery
The National Retail Association (NRA) and Australian Retail Association (ARA) have both come forward to praise the Federal Budget announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Both organisations welcomed the focus on...
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%...
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,...
Retail sales perform with double digital growth
A promising start for retail as the latest preliminary results for January show Australian retail turnover rose 0.6% in January 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to trade figures released last week...
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...
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...
Federal Budget provides urgent relief to struggling retailers
The Federal Budget will deliver almost $100 billion in new spending to support Australia’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. The retail sector will receive a boost from more money...
Retailers welcome rent relief ruling by ACCC, while the full force of COVID-19 hits April sales
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today welcomed a ruling by the ACCC to authorise tenants to collectively bargain with landlords for continued rental relief if they’ve been adversely affected...
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...
NRA releases blueprint for Australian retail recovery
The National Retail Association (NRA) has released an ambitious blueprint designed to tackle the unprecedented challenges confronting the sector and set Australian retail on course for recovery. The full impact...
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