Almost half of surveyed Australian shoppers (48%) have identified catalogues as their most used source of information when planning where to shop, according to new research. This is only outweighed by internet...
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...
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...
After significant growth in peak pandemic years, Australian consumer online retail spending has stabilised, according to the Australian Ecommerce Report 2023 by IAB Australia and Pureprofile.
The report found that 67% of surveyed...
New research from e-commerce experience platform preezie finds 76% of consumers are now likely to avoid major purchases such as high-value goods, luxury products, and expensive electronics in the next six months.
Despite this pull...
Australia’s retail sector could unlock billions of dollars in value by 2030 if it accelerates the “responsible adoption” of generative artificial intelligence (GAI), finds a new report.
The report, Australia’s Generative AI Opportunity,...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has launched the Retail Ready and Able program in Queensland to connect jobseekers with a disability to employment opportunities within the retail sector.
Retail Ready and Able aims...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) welcomes a decline in retail job vacancies but believes it’s largely due to rapidly rising costs of doing business, prompting businesses to cut back on hiring.
New figures...
