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Customer loyalty proves precarious

Building brand trust, creating hybrid shopping and delivering personalisation at scale are key to meeting customer expectations according to Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer Report ANZ. Released in partnership with the Australian...

Mature age workers key to shortages

With acute labour shortages continuing as a major barrier to retail recovery, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is supporting calls to allow employment income to be exempt from the Age Pension income...

Retail sales up 1.6% in March

Australian retail turnover increased 1.6% in March 2022, reaching a new record level, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Statistics...

ARA welcomes Victorian lead in addressing skills shortages

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of a new training initiative to allow students to take up an apprenticeship whilst they continue to study in secondary school....

Spoil your mum

With less than two weeks to go until Mother’s Day (8 May), Australians are set to spend $754 million on gifts, according to research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration...

Retail sales remain positive in March

Australian retail sales have recorded their sixth straight month of positive year-on-year growth, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, with total retail sales up 6.9% in March compared to the same time last year. With...

Welcome change to isolation rules across Victoria and NSW

Retailers welcome the announcement to change close contact isolation rules in Victoria and NSW this weekend. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb says the impact of isolation rules has been devastating for the...

Retailers to enjoy Easter spending

Australians are taking advantage of the upcoming Easter long weekend with $7.1 billion predicted to be spent on trips away in a major boost for retailers. Easter Saturday is one of the top...
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