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ARA welcomes indemnity scheme

Media Release Indemnity scheme provides confidence to employers on workplace vaccinations   28 August 2021 Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra has welcomed the Federal Government’s indemnity scheme which provides employers with important protections...

Retail sales declined 2.7% in July

Australian retail turnover fell 2.7% in July 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to the Retail Trade figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This was the largest monthly decline this year...

ARA members call for leadership on vaccinations

Survey results from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) shows that 67% of businesses believe Covid vaccines should be mandatory for frontline retail staff. This is with the allowance for government approved exemptions, but...

NSW lockdown to cost retail $1.5b a week

Up to $1.5 billion worth of retail trade is at risk each week with the NSW lockdown now covering the entire state. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra says while the announcement...

Government investment to improve retailer’s options

Media Release 9 August 2021 Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed today’s joint announcement from the Australian and NSW governments about a $24 million investment in 22 projects...

Time to roll up sleeves for small business

The National Retail Association (NRA) is urging Australians to roll up their sleeves for small businesses and get vaccinated, declaring it “the only way to end sudden lockdowns.” The Victorian Government has, this...

ARA calls for ‘common sense’ when it comes to shopping

The Australian Retail Association (ARA) is encouraging consumers in South-East Queensland to shop with purpose and pursue available options online during the Covid lockdown. CEO Paul Zahra says the controversy that’s been created...

South-East Queensland lockdown brings national retail impact to $12b

More than half a billion dollars’ worth of retail trade is at risk with the lockdown in South-East Queensland extended to eight days. Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra says with the lockdown...
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