Tag: National Retail Association

Retailers respond to Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review

The National Retail Association (NRA) has blasted the national wage increase as “completely out of touch with reality”, saying it ignores the financial pressure most businesses are currently facing. NRA Chief Executive Dominique...

Increase in interest rates ‘will be the end for many small businesses’

Retailers have accused the Reserve Bank of Australia Board of moving too quickly to increase interest rates on 7 June, saying the “heavy-handed” approach has not allowed time for last month’s increase...

Queensland cracks down on illicit tobacco sales

The National Retail Association welcomes the Queensland Government’s proposed crack-down on illicit tobacco and illegally supplied nicotine vaping products. NRA Chief Executive Officer Dominique Lamb said illicit products were estimated to make up...

Retailers embrace lightweight plastic bag bans in NSW

New laws banning the supply of lightweight plastic shopping bags with handles come into effect across NSW today (1 June). The National Retail Association has been working closely with the NSW Government over...

Lightweight plastic bag ban in NSW takes effect from 1 June

The NSW Government’s ban on lightweight plastic bags will come into force next week. Minister for Environment James Griffin says the lightweight plastic bag ban is the first of many plastic items being...

Retail sales up 1.6% in March

Australian retail turnover increased 1.6% in March 2022, reaching a new record level, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Statistics...

Welcome change to isolation rules across Victoria and NSW

Retailers welcome the announcement to change close contact isolation rules in Victoria and NSW this weekend. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb says the impact of isolation rules has been devastating for the...

Easter shoppers hopping into spend mode

Australia’s retailers are gearing up for the first holiday season without restrictions in two years as spending is forecast to reach $8.4 billion in the lead up to Easter. National Retail Association Director...
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