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ARA celebrates 120 years

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is celebrating its 120-year anniversary this week. To commemorate, the ARA has launched a year-long campaign. This includes an anniversary logo and a video series featuring conversations with...

Retail sales rise in March amid cost-of-living pressures

Australian retail turnover rose 0.4% in March 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This follows a 0.2% rise in February. Year on year, retail sales recorded 5.4%...

ARA and CEW launch 2023 Women Leaders in Retail scholarship

The Australian Retailers Association has partnered with Chief Executive Women (CEW) for the second year running to offer a scholarship for an emerging woman leader in retail to study at the Harvard...

Retail sales rebound in January

Australian retail turnover rose 1.9% in January, a solid year-on-year growth increase of 7.5% on the same time the previous year, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

‘Solid’ sales in January amid economic uncertainty

Australian retail sales increased 6.3% in January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories maintained reasonable momentum after a record holiday spend. Lodging recorded...

Groceries drive December sales

Australian retail sales increased 1.7% in December compared to the same time the prior year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse. Most retail categories continued to show sales growth year on year. Apparel...

Record spending in November

Retail sales have marked 15 consecutive months of growth, with a record $35.9 billion spent in stores and online in November 2022. This was an increase of 7.7% on the same time...

Industry calls for respect from shoppers

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) are pleading for civility and mutual respect amid a spike in customer aggression throughout the Christmas shopping period. ARA...
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