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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
The retail sector has released its federal election priorities, calling on political leaders to adopt a growth-focused, forward-thinking approach to the sector which contributes more than 18% to Gross Domestic Product and...
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...
