Tag: Australian Retailers Association

NSW lockdown to cost retail $1.5b a week

Up to $1.5 billion worth of retail trade is at risk each week with the NSW lockdown now covering the entire state. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra says while the announcement...

Government investment to improve retailer’s options

Media Release 9 August 2021 Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed today’s joint announcement from the Australian and NSW governments about a $24 million investment in 22 projects...

Time to roll up sleeves for small business

The National Retail Association (NRA) is urging Australians to roll up their sleeves for small businesses and get vaccinated, declaring it “the only way to end sudden lockdowns.” The Victorian Government has, this...

South-East Queensland lockdown brings national retail impact to $12b

More than half a billion dollars’ worth of retail trade is at risk with the lockdown in South-East Queensland extended to eight days. Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra says with the lockdown...

Extended NSW lockdown puts extra $4b in retail trade at risk

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the expanded NSW-Commonwealth JobSaver program and the increased Covid Disaster payments announced today along with Victoria’s increased business support and the reintroduction of a commercial...

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...
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