Tag: COVID-19

NSW retailers face new check-in mandate

Use of the Service NSW QR code will be mandatory at all NSW workplaces and retail businesses from Monday, 12 July. Minister for Digital and Customer Service Victor Dominello says expanding the mandate...

Latest lockdown to cost Queensland retailers $300m

South East Queensland, Townsville, Palm Island, and Magnetic Island will enter a three-day lockdown from 6pm tonight (Tuesday, 29 June). According to National Retail Association (NRA) CEO Dominique Lamb, this latest lockdown will...

Stay-at-home order ‘bitter blow’ for Sydney businesses

The two-week stay-at-home order for Greater Sydney, is set to cause a $2 billion loss in retail trade. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra says that while it’s a bitter blow for...

Minimum wage ruling a ‘mixed bag’ for retailers

The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) wage review has determined a 2.5% increase to the minimum wage. The increase to the minimum wage will take effect from 1 July, with a delayed commencement date...

Consumer-led economic recovery

As household confidence rises, consumer spending is expected to grow specifically during 2021-22. However, it’s said that retailers will have to compete for consumers’ dollars as more opportunities for spending open up. This is...

Kraft Heinz helps Melbourne businesses with saucy donation

Kraft Heinz is showing its support for Melbourne small businesses experiencing hardship through the latest Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions. How you may ask? They’re offering free cartons of 12litre Heinz Tomato Ketchup. Business owners...

Lockdown extension a $2b blow for Victorian retailers

The Victorian government has announced a seven-day extension to lockdown measures affecting metropolitan Melbourne. Restrictions will continue until 11.59pm, Thursday June 10. In response to today’s news, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has...

BP and David Jones call it quits

The pilot convenience partnership between BP and David Jones will end in the coming months, following a strategic review of David Jones’ food business. All 35 existing dual-branded David Jones-BP locations will transition...
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