The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen with new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing 46,100 job vacancies in retail trade in August – an...
Retail sales continued to strengthen in August, with trade increasing 25.1% compared to the same month last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Sales are also up 27.4% compared to pre-pandemic...
The South Australian government has drafted legislation and will now begin formal consultation to allow trading on Sundays from 9am, instead of 11am.
The Shop Trading Hours (Extension of Hours) Amendment Bill 2022...
Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra says the immediate action items announced at the Jobs and Skills Summit today, including an increase to Australia’s migration cap, and a one-off income credit for...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has put forward its submission to the Jobs and Skills Summit, which focuses on initiatives to address immediate labour and skills shortages, drive sustainable wages growth and...
Australian retail turnover rose 1.3% in July 2022, the largest increase in four months, according to the Retail Trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The rise in July...
Retail sales continued to strengthen in July with trade increasing 17.9% compared to the same month last year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.
Most retail categories recorded substantial year on year sales growth as...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has released its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). It outlines the initiatives that will be delivered to increase opportunities for First Nations businesses, entrepreneurs, and job seekers.
The ARA...
