The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) have welcomed the Queensland government’s Respect at Work laws.
This new legislation will see stronger protections for people assaulted at work, alongside a...
A new retail theft team has arrested two dozen of Melbourne’s “most prolific” alleged retail thieves in a little over a month.
The operation, called STAND, launched in the Melbourne and Yarra council...
The CEO of Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Paul Zahra, has announced his resignation.
This ends his near five-year tenure at the end of 2024 as the association transitions to an amalgamated entity with...
Consumers spent $36.1 billion across the country in July, compared to $35.3 billion in July 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australian retail turnover was unchanged in...
With the next phase of single-use-plastics bans coming into effect in South Australia and Western Australia from 1 September, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has renewed calls for national alignment and a...
7-Eleven and Red Rooster are among the retailers shortlisted for the inaugural ARA Australian Retail Awards.
The categories cover customer experience, diversity and inclusion, emerging talent, franchisee excellence, innovation, marketing, people and culture,...
Small retailers are looking for creative ways to grow their businesses, new research reveals.
According to the latest Australian Retailers Association (ARA) & American Express Small Retail Index, around two-thirds of respondents (67%)...
The Retail Employee Safety Council (RESC) – a tri-partite alliance between unions, employers and government that aims to address the rise of abuse, assaults and harassment in the retail sector – convened...
