The Queensland Government’s idea to make Christmas Eve a partial public holiday has been labelled as “just a pre-election stunt” by the Executive Director of Australian Retailers Association, Russell Zimmerman.
Political self-interest
The ARA...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed greater choice for retailers on tap and go payments, but urges more action.
The ARA says it’s “pleased” that ANZ and Westpac have decided to give...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has expressed its dismay at new regulations that came into force in WA this week.
According to Mirage News, the ARA says the regulations will “significantly affect tobacco...
Vaping and nicotine e-cigarettes will be legalised in New Zealand, Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa has announced.
The Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 (SFEA) will change next year to give smokers more confidence...
On the Run (OTR) Coordinator Louise Stephens has won the 2018 Young Retailer of the Year Award at the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Australian Retail Awards.
The award recognises and rewards exceptional young...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) believes Australia is performing well against illicit trade, but now needs to extend its expertise further afield.
An ARA-commissioned report, ‘The Global Illicit Trade Environment Index’, shows that Australia...
The Australian Retailers Association, National Retail Association and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman strongly support this week’s Federal Court verdict in upholding the Fair Work Commission’s penalty-rates decision to...
Australian retail turnover fell 0.6 per cent in August 2017, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures. This follows a fall of 0.2 per cent...
