The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left interest rates on hold, with its cash rate target remaining at 4.1%.
This follows last month’s pause after interest rates had been increased by 4 percentage...
The federal government has launched a new $60 million fund for hard-to-recycle plastics, including soft plastics like shopping bags, bread bags, cling wrap and chip packets.
The funding will support new or upgraded...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has launched the Retail Ready and Able program in Queensland to connect jobseekers with a disability to employment opportunities within the retail sector.
Retail Ready and Able aims...
While some small and medium-sized Australian retailers are surpassing performance expectations in the face of significant challenge, many say they are failing to meet their financial benchmarks, according to the inaugural ARA...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes a decline in retail job vacancies but believes it’s largely due to rapidly rising costs of doing business, prompting businesses to cut back on hiring.
New figures...
Australian retail turnover increased 0.7% in May 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a flat result in April 2023 and a 0.4% rise in...
People who assault retail workers in NSW will face tougher penalties under a bill introduced by the state government.
The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Assaults on Retail Workers) Bill 2023 will introduce three new...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed a suite of cost-of-living relief measures in the 2023-24 South Australia Budget, with the $6.5 million Small Business Strategy also serving as a welcome but...
