The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s expansion of the paid parental leave scheme as an important measure to improve gender equality and boost women’s workforce participation.
CEO Paul Zahra...
Australian retail sales are set to remain strong over the festive trading period, with consumers to continue spending in the face of cost-of-living challenges, according to expert insights.
The most comprehensive Christmas insights...
One in four Australians say they will celebrate Halloween this year, with spending forecast to reach $430 million according to research from Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration with Roy Morgan.
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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the WA Government’s leadership and commitment to ban more single-use plastic items as part of a discussion paper released on phase-out regulations for 2023.
Items proposed...
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...
