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Can retail sustain the headwinds of cost challenges as well as wage increases?
The ARA is fearful that the wage increase will only continue the trend of exacerbating cost challenges for retailers.
Retail groups say Federal Budget falls short on business support
The ARA and NRA criticised the absence of support for business and productivity growth in the Budget.
Retailers brace for Cyclone Alfred, safety plans in motion
Some businesses in high-risk areas have temporarily closed, while essential retailers continue operating where condition...
Retail industry groups launch ‘Be Kind in Retail’ campaign
SCCA members are running the campaign advertisements for free, across more than 300 shopping centress.
Retailers reject sugar tax plan
"If a 10 per cent tax doesn’t change behaviour, how high do they think the new consumer tax should be?"
Union bid to abolish youth rates risks ‘pushing young people out of retail’
The SDA is seeking to ensure workers 18 and over in retail, fast food and pharmacy are paid the full adult rate.
SDA, NRA, SCCA launch campaign urging No One Deserves a Serve
The key message of the campaign is customers should treat retail staff and other customers with courtesy and respect.
Reserve Bank’s ‘sledgehammer approach’ leaves small businesses the victims
“While it is economically prudent for inflation to be curtailed, the Reserve Bank appears to have taken a sledge-hammer ...
Eftpos, BPAY and NPP merger tries to quell retail industry fears
ACCC wants feedback on the potential merger's proposal to win over skeptics.
Snap lockdowns weighing on ‘battle-weary’ retailers, public
Retailers are urging customers to get vaccinated and follow health advice amid rising shopper aggression.
Retail groups in uproar over planned vaping laws
A new government proposal to restrict the sale of vaping products to pharmacies has caused an uproar among Australian re...
NSW supermarkets and pharmacies permitted to operate 24 hours a day
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and NRA applaud the new trading hours.
Aussies to spend $14 billion in the next seven days: NRA
NRA expecting Christmas shopping frenzy to ramp up this week.
Plastic bag ban takes effect in Victoria
NRA believes officials will focus on "educating, rather than punishing" those that struggle with the transition.
Making Christmas Eve a public holiday too costly, industry groups say
Proposal in Queensland highlights need for uniform approach to public holidays.
NRA and Vic retailers to work together on plastic bag ban
Victoria is looking to eradicate the use of plastic bags by the end of 2019.
Ban removed 1.5 billion single-use bags since July
Overall bag consumption dropped by over 80 per cent.
Woolworths commits to reducing plastic packaging usage
Retail association boss says businesses have to be prepared when the ban comes into effect.
