Tag: Australian Retailers Association

Retail spending grows in November

Australian retail sales increased 5% in November compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories continued to record significant year on year sales growth as...

ARA to establish Jobs and Skills Council

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes the announcement that its Stage 1 grant application ‘Industry Clusters – Strengthening Australia’s National Vocational Education and Training System Program’ has been successful. Led by the ARA,...

New Christmas spending forecasts grow to $66 billion

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has bumped up its pre-Christmas spending forecasts by another two billion, now predicting a record $66 billion will be spent in the November to December Christmas trading...

Changes to industrial relations don’t go far enough for retail

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed concessions by the Albanese government in relation to the Secure Work Better Pay legislation but says that amendments proposed by the crossbench don’t go far...

Retail experiences first fall of 2022

Australian retail turnover fell 0.2% in October, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the first monthly fall of the year in retail trade, following a 0.6%...

Aussies to continue spending this Christmas

Most surveyed Aussies (59%) claim they will spend the same or more (12%) this Christmas than they did last year, despite growing inflationary pressures. The Christmas Gift Buying Survey by the Australian Retailers...

Consumer spending remains strong

Retail sales continued to strengthen in October with sales increasing 12.9% in October compared to the same time last year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Sales were also up 28.2% on pre-pandemic levels. All retail...

Retail trade up 0.6% in September

Australian retail turnover increased 0.6% in September 2022, according to Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The September increase was the ninth consecutive increase, following a 0.6% rise...
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