With the release of the federal Government’s 2016 budget, the reaction from key bodies involved in FMCG has been mixed.
ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman applauded the Government on its path to reduce...
A rise of 0.3 per cent in retail turnover in January 2016 followed a relatively unchanged December 2015, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.
In seasonally adjusted terms...
Australia’s retailers finished 2015 on a strong footing, with sales results coming in four per cent higher in December than for the same time the previous year, according to the latest retail...
The federal Government will embrace the Harper review recommendations by specifically supporting 44 of the 56 recommendations in whole or in part.
Depending on the outcome of further review and consultation with the...
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent last September, following a rise of 0.4 per cent in August, seasonally adjusted.
The trend...
The Retail Council welcomes the Government’s election commitment to reform Boxing Day trading hours across NSW, but says legislation must be passed if consumers are to benefit in 2015.
Speaking at a breakfast...
