Tag: Paul Zahra

ARA calls for Anzac Day trading hours to remain in NSW

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has urged the NSW government to retain existing Anzac Day trading hours, as unions call for stores to cease trading entirely on 25 April. This comes as the...

Retail job vacancies decline year-on-year

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed a decline in retail job vacancies year-on-year. It, however, remains concerned the rising cost-of-doing-business has forced businesses to reduce their investment in jobs due to...

Retail turnover up 0.2% in August

Australian retail turnover increased 0.2% in August 2023, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 0.5% increase in July 2023 and a 0.8%...

Retailers call for nationally consistent trading hours

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling on the Queensland, South Australian and Western Australian governments to modernise their approach to trading hours for physical stores to create a more “flexible, safer,...

$490 million boost predicted in Australian retail this Halloween

More than 5.3 million Australians will celebrate Halloween this year with spending forecast to reach $490 million - up 14% or $60 million on 2022. Research from Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration...

Retailers welcome NSW Budget cost-of-living measures

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed cost-of-living relief measures announced in yesterday’s NSW Budget. It has, however, called for more support for small business amid a cost-of-doing-business crisis. ARA CEO Paul Zahra...

ARA launches campaign ahead of referendum

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has launched an information campaign to encourage a respectful and informed debate ahead of the referendum to establish a First Nations Voice to Parliament on 14 October...

Mental health concerns for retail workers

More than three-quarters of surveyed Australian retail workers have experienced stress, anxiety, or depression in the past four weeks as retail crime and the rising cost-of-doing-business take a toll on mental health. An...
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