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Latest lockdowns call for greater retail support

It was announced yesterday that both Victoria and South Australia would spend at least the next seven days in lockdown. For Victorian businesses it means an extension of the state’s fifth lockdown, while...

Shoppers show love for real-life digital experiences

The majority of Australian shoppers want businesses to deliver digital versions of in-store experiences. The key findings are from The reinvention of the retail experience – a joint report from Salesforce and the...

Victoria plunged into lockdown number five

Struggling Victorian retailers face fifth lockdown since the pandemic began. Earlier today the State Government announced a lockdown would commence from midnight tonight until Tuesday, July 21. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb said...

Covid-19 restrictions tighten across Greater Sydney

Given the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, Covid-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and...

Closing the financial literacy gap

A free financial literacy education program designed specifically for Australian retail workers aims to address the education gap in financial literacy. The program, comprising four different independently designed courses, will help retail workers...

Extended NSW lockdown to cost retail $3 billion

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for an expansion of business support measures with lost retail trade set to mount to around $3 billion as the Greater Sydney lockdown is extended...

Retail sales increase 0.4% in May

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported more than $31 billion was spent in stores and online in May in the retail trade figures released today – an increase of 0.4%...

ARA welcomes notion of lockdowns as ‘last resort’

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes the commitment of National Cabinet for lockdowns to be used as a ‘last resort’ going forth through Covid-19. “Lockdowns are not long-term sustainable solutions for businesses when...
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