Retailers have urged the Reserve Bank to wake up and change direction following its decision to increase interest rates...
Retailers have urged the Reserve Bank to wake up and change direction following its decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points today, lifting the cash rate to 4.1 per cent. Less than a week since the announcement that wages will increase by 5.75% come July, the National Retail...
The National Retail Association has today expressed its disappointment at the 5.75 per cent award wage increase handed down...
The National Retail Association has today expressed its disappointment at the 5.75 per cent award wage increase handed down by the Fair Work Commission, saying it was divorced from the commercial reality for most Australian businesses. NRA Legal Director Lindsay Carroll said the increase would be simply unattainable for most...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the announcement from the Federal Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has welcomed the announcement from the Federal Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport to adopt an inquiry into Diabetes in Australia, following a referral from the Minister for Health and Aged, Care, the Hon Mark Butler MP. NRA Health and Nutrition Committee Chair...
Australian households have drastically slashed their spending on luxury goods as they grapple with the twin impacts of high...
Australian households have drastically slashed their spending on luxury goods as they grapple with the twin impacts of high inflation and spiralling interest rates, new data from the National Retail Association has revealed. The NRA’s quarterly economic outlook report revealed growth in discretionary spending was close to zero in NSW,...
Tonight’s Federal Budget will be strongly welcomed by retail business owners, their employees and their customers across Australia. At...
Tonight’s Federal Budget will be strongly welcomed by retail business owners, their employees and their customers across Australia. At a time when the cost of living is the number one concern for most households, the Budget delivers a timely and precise injection of financial support to those who need...
Retailers are once again caught between the cost of living and the cost of doing business as the Reserve...
Retailers are once again caught between the cost of living and the cost of doing business as the Reserve Bank increased the cash rate by 25 basis points on 3 May. Industry body the National Retail Association said small businesses across Australia have been held back from economic growth amidst...
Retail trade figures for March released on 3 May have underlined the need for urgent cost of living relief...
Retail trade figures for March released on 3 May have underlined the need for urgent cost of living relief for households in next week’s Federal Budget, the National Retail Association has said. NRA CEO Greg Griffith said under normal circumstances retailers would welcome growth in turnover of 0.4 per cent...
World Retail Congress, the world's leading strategic forum for research, content and events in the retail industry took place...
World Retail Congress, the world's leading strategic forum for research, content and events in the retail industry took place in Barcelona on April 25th to 27th, with the theme "Retail Leadership for Extraordinary Times”. NRA 2022 Young Retailer of the Year recipient Stephen Poole was last year awarded the visit...
The National Retail Association has congratulated the Queensland Government on its move to expand its container deposit scheme to...
The National Retail Association has congratulated the Queensland Government on its move to expand its container deposit scheme to include wine and spirit bottles from 1 November. NRA CEO Greg Griffith agrees that the move will see a significant amount of beverage containers prevented from ending up in landfill and...
Time is running out for employers to submit their mandatory gender pay gap reports to Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality...
Time is running out for employers to submit their mandatory gender pay gap reports to Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The landmark passing of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 sees new accountability, transparency and publishing requirements for businesses in an effort to...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association welcomes moves by major retailers to reduce plastic waste. The retail sector has...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association welcomes moves by major retailers to reduce plastic waste. The retail sector has always been in front of government regulation in its efforts to dial back plastic waste and proactive industry response is vital for the ongoing success of this movement. Over the last...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has urged small and medium retailers to take full advantage of the Queensland Government’s...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has urged small and medium retailers to take full advantage of the Queensland Government’s steady funding injections into the economy before it’s wound back. NRA Chief Executive Officer Greg Griffith said the government’s hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and financial incentives has made...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association (NRA) welcomes the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBAs) decision to pause rate...
Peak industry body the National Retail Association (NRA) welcomes the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBAs) decision to pause rate increases this month, allowing retailers to sleep easy tonight. NRA CEO Greg Griffith said the cash rate currently sits at 3.6 percent after a debilitating 10 consecutive rate hikes that put...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association has backed the move from the Reserve Bank to support small businesses...
Peak industry group the National Retail Association has backed the move from the Reserve Bank to support small businesses by improving the transparency of electronic payment fees. Retailers support the mandate of least-cost routing for electronic payments to spare small businesses from being slugged by excessive merchant fees from international...
One of the defining strengths of our association has always been the diverse range of business types and sizes...
One of the defining strengths of our association has always been the diverse range of business types and sizes represented on the National Retail Association Board. After all, if there is not a wide variety of voices at the Board table, how can the needs of all members be...
The National Retail Association has demanded greater protection for retail workers and customers in the wake of a tragic...
The National Retail Association has demanded greater protection for retail workers and customers in the wake of a tragic fatal stabbing of a bottle shop attendant in the Northern Territory. NRA Chief Executive Officer Greg Griffith called on all State Governments to follow the lead of South Australia with legislation...