By Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association (ACAPMA) CEO Mark McKenzie.
If you have been following media statements in the past fortnight, you would have noticed that there have been increasing calls for...
Industry groups the National Retail Association (NRA) and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) have welcomed the latest round of assistance measures for businesses in key parts of the country.
The assistance measures...
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...
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...
Nationwide retail sales have rebounded from the February fall according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) preliminary report for March released today. $30.7 billion was spent in stores and online in...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the passage of the IR Omnibus Bill through Federal Parliament, which provides clarity around casual employment and business certainty at a “crucial time” in Australia’s...
Retail industry leaders and peak body are urging brick and mortar merchants to adopt innovative marketing strategies post JobKeeper to attract customers, saying government support in the form of a $5k loan...
Loan conditions are proving to be a big pain in the … world of small business.
Nine out of 10 Aussie small businesses express frustration about finding and maintaining funding for their enterprises,...