Tag: Paul Zahra

Black Friday sales a winner this Christmas

Retailers are welcoming an expected $69.7 billion boost in retail sales during the six-week peak season lead up to Christmas, marking a 2.7% increase on last year’s figures. New research from Roy Morgan...

Warm weather lifts retail spending in August

Consumers spent $36.5 billion nationwide in August, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australian retail turnover rose 0.7%, following a rise of 0.1% in July and a rise of 0.5%...

Retail’s best and brightest recognised

Australia’s leading retailers across large and small businesses have made their mark at the inaugural 2024 ARA Retail Awards, sponsored by principal partner American Express. The event honoured retailers from around the country...

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...

Victoria police arrests 24 retail thieves

A new retail theft team has arrested two dozen of Melbourne’s “most prolific” alleged retail thieves in a little over a month. The operation, called STAND, launched in the Melbourne and Yarra council...

ARA CEO Paul Zahra resigns

The CEO of Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Paul Zahra, has announced his resignation. This ends his near five-year tenure at the end of 2024 as the association transitions to an amalgamated entity with...

Soft consumer spending continues in July

Consumers spent $36.1 billion across the country in July, compared to $35.3 billion in July 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australian retail turnover was unchanged in...

Retailers call for consistency on single-use plastics

With the next phase of single-use-plastics bans coming into effect in South Australia and Western Australia from 1 September, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has renewed calls for national alignment and a...
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