Tag: Australian Retailers Association

Aussies expected to splurge this Valentine’s Day

Australians are set to spend $485 million this Valentine’s Day (up 16.9% on 2022), according to new research. The research from Australian Retailers Association (ARA), in conjunction with Roy Morgan, suggests that consumers...

“World-first” educational program help retailers transition to net-zero

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has developed a “world-first” training program specially designed to help retailers in their transition to net-zero emissions. Responding to an overwhelming appetite for action across the industry, the...

Holiday spending drives 7.5% year-on-year retail sales growth

Australian retail turnover declined 3.9% in December 2022, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 1.7% rise in November 2022. ABS Head of Retail Statistics Ben...

Groceries drive December sales

Australian retail sales increased 1.7% in December compared to the same time the prior year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories continued to show sales growth year on year. Apparel...

ARA welcomes next stage of Victoria’s single-use plastic ban

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes the next stage of Victoria’s single-use plastics phase out, which takes effect 1 February 2023. From next month, the sale and supply of single-use plastic drinking straws,...

Record spending in November

Retail sales have marked 15 consecutive months of growth, with a record $35.9 billion spent in stores and online in November 2022. This was an increase of 7.7% on the same time...

Retail labour vacancies surge to 49,900

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for further urgent action from federal and state governments to alleviate chronic labour shortages. The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen...

Industry calls for respect from shoppers

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) are pleading for civility and mutual respect amid a spike in customer aggression throughout the Christmas shopping period. ARA...
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