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Retailers face rising spike in armed retail crime

Australian retailers recorded a 66% year-on-year increase in retail crime involving weapons last year. New data from Australian retailers using retail crime reporting software, Auror, showed events involving knives and blades were up...

Industry provides updates amid ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

As the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and flooding events continue to unfold across Queensland and NSW, retailers have called for patience, cautioning that the recovery of some store operations will take...

Retail update on Queensland and Northern New South Wales store operations

As Cyclone Alfred and heavy rainfall continues to threaten Queensland and Northern New South Wales, retailers have put preparations in place to ensure the safety of their teams, customers and stores. The intensity...

RBA cash decision brings relief to retailers

Retailers have called the decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia a welcome confidence boost but warned tough times are far from over for the sector. Peak bodies, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA)...

Retail outlines federal budget priorities

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) are urging the federal government to recognise the importance of Australia’s retail sector ahead of the upcoming federal budget. ARA Chief Industry Affairs...

Australian Retail Council appoints inaugural CEO

Ahead of Christmas, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) announced Chris Rodwell as the inaugural CEO of the Australian Retail Council (ARC). The associations note that Mr Rodwell...

Retailers back report prioritising sexual safety of workers

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) have welcomed new research which outlines measures to improve sexual safety for employees in retail. This report, ‘Preventing young workers from experiencing predatory...

Measures to protect Queensland workers welcomed

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) have welcomed the Queensland government’s Respect at Work laws. This new legislation will see stronger protections for people assaulted at work, alongside a...
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