Cash & cheques decline in favour of digital payments

The Milestones Report released by the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), the payments industry self-regulatory body, shows that the drop...

The Milestones Report released by the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), the payments industry self-regulatory body, shows that the drop in cheque use in the 12 months to June 2016 is the greatest annual drop in the last decade. The report shows that cheque use dropped by 17.2% to 126.4 million....

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Cash & cheques decline in favour of digital payments

The Milestones Report released by the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), the payments industry self-regulatory body, shows that the drop...

The Milestones Report released by the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA), the payments industry self-regulatory body, shows that the drop in cheque use in the 12 months to June 2016 is the greatest annual drop in the last decade. The report shows that cheque use dropped by 17.2% to 126.4 million....

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Growth of online shopping slows

Australians spent a total of $20.1 billion in online retail shopping in the 12 months to June 2016, according...

Australians spent a total of $20.1 billion in online retail shopping in the 12 months to June 2016, according to a new report commissioned by data analysts Quantium. This total is still well below the amount spent on traditional bricks and mortar retail, which came in at $296.9 billion for...

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Message from the CEO: 14 November 2016

First the good news. I declare this column a US election-free zone. There’s plenty of speculation about what it...

First the good news. I declare this column a US election-free zone. There’s plenty of speculation about what it all means for Australia and our economy. I’ll leave that to the “experts”. Much closer to home and, I think, far more relevant to NRA members is the research released by...

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Perth Trading Hours extended

The National Retail Association has notched up another win on the Christmas trade front with the West Australian Government...

The National Retail Association has notched up another win on the Christmas trade front with the West Australian Government extending retail trading hours in Perth over the Christmas/New Year period. The ruling will allow general retail shops in the Perth Metropolitan area to trade from 7am to 9pm Monday to...

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New research a wakeup call for retailers when it comes to price strategy

MEDIA RELEASE New research revealed in the Commonwealth Bank’s Retail insights report should act as a wakeup call for retailers...

MEDIA RELEASE New research revealed in the Commonwealth Bank’s Retail insights report should act as a wakeup call for retailers when developing pricing strategies, particularly as the industry heads into the busy Christmas and New Year period. The report demonstrates that there is no one-size-fits all approach when it comes to...

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$20,000 Back to Work ‘Youth Boost’ a boon for regional businesses

Queensland employers will have an additional incentive to hire local young people this festive season. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced in...

Queensland employers will have an additional incentive to hire local young people this festive season. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced in Parliament today the doubling of the Government's $10,000 incentive, offering a $20,000 kick-back for regional businesses who hire unemployed youths. “Youth unemployment was unacceptably high in some regions and my Government...

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New research a wake up call for retailers when it comes to price strategy

New research revealed in the Commonwealth Bank’s Retail Insights Report should act as a wake up call for retailers...

New research revealed in the Commonwealth Bank’s Retail Insights Report should act as a wake up call for retailers when developing pricing strategies, particularly as the industry heads into the busy Christmas and New Year period. The report demonstrates that there is no one-size-fits all approach when it comes to...

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Container deposit scheme proposed for Tassie

POLICY & ADVOCACY > TASMANIA The Tasmanian Government has announced that it has instructed its Environment Protection Authority to provide...

POLICY & ADVOCACY > TASMANIA The Tasmanian Government has announced that it has instructed its Environment Protection Authority to provide advice on the possibility of introducing a container deposit scheme (CDS). Before the Government introduces any such scheme, the National Retail Association has asked that they consult with the retail industry...

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ABS: Retail turnover increases in September

Australian retail turnover rose 0.6 per cent in September 2016, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of...

Australian retail turnover rose 0.6 per cent in September 2016, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a rise of 0.5 per cent in August 2016. In seasonally adjusted terms, there were rises in household goods retailing (2.3 per cent), cafes, restaurants...

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Christmas shopping to top $1 billion a day

MEDIA RELEASE With 50 shopping days until Christmas, the National Retail Association (NRA) has today released its pre-Christmas and Boxing...

MEDIA RELEASE With 50 shopping days until Christmas, the National Retail Association (NRA) has today released its pre-Christmas and Boxing day trade projections which show that Australians are poised to spend more than a billion dollars a day during the busiest trading period for the year. The pre-Christmas and Boxing Day...

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Free digital lessons for the time poor with Google

Google in partnership with the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry have created a free training platform offering practical...

Google in partnership with the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry have created a free training platform offering practical training modules on all things digital called The Digital Garage. Each lesson is broken up into two parts, Watch the Lesson and Put it into Practice. Lessons are short 3 or...

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Policy Update: Plastic bag ban in NSW

The New South Wales Parliament is currently considering a Bill to prohibit retailers from supplying certain types of plastic...

The New South Wales Parliament is currently considering a Bill to prohibit retailers from supplying certain types of plastic bags to their customers. If passed, the new law will prevent retailers from supplying plastic bags to customers to carry goods bought, or to be bought, from the retailer that are...

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Is this the answer to transforming your retail business?

As 2016 comes to a close, we all begin looking for ways to inspire our teams ahead of the...

As 2016 comes to a close, we all begin looking for ways to inspire our teams ahead of the new year. It's the perfect time to come together as a business, reflect on your achievements from the past 12 months, be inspired by industry thought leaders and set collective...

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Slight increase in August retail sector

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures released today show a slight increase on the July 2016...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures released today show a slight increase on the July 2016 figures, but still demonstrate that the sector is experiencing a flat period.  In seasonally adjusted terms, retail turnover rose by 0.4 per cent in August, which follows the stagnant figures...

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Changes to the Queensland Retail Shop Lease Act

Amendments to the Queensland Retail Shop Lease Act 1994 (Qld) made earlier this year in May are due to...

Amendments to the Queensland Retail Shop Lease Act 1994 (Qld) made earlier this year in May are due to come into effect from the 25th November 2016. The Queensland legislation sets mandatory minimum standards for retail shop leases in the state. Among other things, amendments to the Act will alter...

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