Australia’s back to school (BTS) purchases are set to generate $2.5 billion in sales, according to research by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan.
The inaugural research reveals that approximately five...
Consumers spent more than $36.5 billion across the country in November, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australian retail turnover rose 2%, following a fall of 0.4% in...
Retailers are set to bring in $9 billion in sales in the final week before Christmas, according to the Australian Retailers Association (ARA).
The pre-Christmas re-forecast by the ARA, in conjunction with Roy...
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35% in its final monetary decision before Christmas.
Today’s cash rate pause provides some relief for consumer and business...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says the governments’ amendments to the Closing Loopholes legislation will “increase costs, complexity and confusion without any uplift in productivity, wages or employment outcomes”.
“There has been an...
Consumers spent more than $35.7 billion across the country in October, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Australian retail turnover fell 0.2% in October, following rises...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed a suite of government announcements aimed at building retailer resilience.
Yesterday (20 November), the federal government announced a $7.2 million voluntary cyber health check program, allowing...
The Western Australian retail and fast-food industry is calling for the local government to legislate higher maximum penalties for assaults on workers.
As a call of action, the SDA Union along with major...
