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Tomorrow’s Black Friday sales may be the spark Australian businesses desperately need after a flat year of sales, the National Retail Association has predicted. The increasingly popular Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales event is expected to generate some $6.3 billion in sales over the next four days – around...

Savvy shoppers have the chance to grab an early Christmas bargain, as retailers across Australia bring forward their discounting strategies in the face of flat festive season sales. The National Retail Association has today released its projections for the Christmas sales period, predicting that Australians will spend around $63 billion...

The Albanese Government is delivering significant new practical measures to support Australian small businesses and to help them prosper. The Government has today introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Support for Small Business and Charities and Other Measures) Bill 2023 (the Bill) into Parliament. The Bill delivers measures announced in the...

Gift buyers have been urged to “Think Small” this Father’s Day, and take the opportunity to support local and family-owned businesses. With just over a week to go until we celebrate Dads everywhere, the National Retail Association is reminding Australians that the overwhelming majority of jobs are created and sustained...

Mid-year sales failed to save the retail sector from the brunt of cost-of-living pressures facing consumers, Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today reveals. ABS retail sales figures show retail turnover fell 0.8 percent in June. National Retail Association CEO Greg Griffith said the lack of impact from mid-year year sales...

New Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bullock has been urged to act with sensitivity and be aware of the impact on business in guiding the RBA on future interest rate decisions. National Retail Association CEO Greg Griffith said the new Governor is walking into the job at a tough time but...

The Reserve Bank has been praised for seeing the light of day and deciding to pause interest rates at 4.1 percent, giving retailers a chance to find their bearings. National Retail Association CEO Greg Griffith has welcomed the RBA’s decision to pause interest rates this month, allowing the sector to...

Mother’s Day spending in May gave retailers some relief despite cost-of-living and sky-rocketing interest rate increase continuing to bite at consumer confidence. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today revealed a rise of 0.7 percent increase in retail turnover, up from a flat result in April. National Retail Association...

Peak industry body, the National Retail Association has welcomed the announcement that packaging will now be subject to national standards and design rules as part of the agreement struck at the National Meeting of Environment Ministers today. Quote attributed to the National Retail Association’s Director of Policy, David Stout: “Many businesses...