Retail Panel: how many more supermarket chains are too many?

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb and a panel of retail experts discuss retail’s hottest topics on ABC Radio....

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb and a panel of retail experts discuss retail’s hottest topics on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from last Thursday’s discussion. Food delivery service Foodora has announced it is pulling out of Australia. Foodora is a food delivery service that launched in Australia in 2015. While...

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NRA Partners with Women in Retail & FMCG Leadership Summit

Research continues to demonstrate the value of a diverse leadership team. While this makes a great case for achieving gender...

Research continues to demonstrate the value of a diverse leadership team. While this makes a great case for achieving gender parity, women remain heavily underrepresented at the executive level in retail and FMCG. Only 12% of women occupy CEO positions, despite making up the majority of the workforce. At the consumer...

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How Google Has Changed The Way We ‘Browse’

Written by Dionne Alaveras Google is the longest withstanding search engine. A platform where consumers can jump on to discover...

Written by Dionne Alaveras Google is the longest withstanding search engine. A platform where consumers can jump on to discover products, find out more about a specific item or compare products before purchasing. Now, Google data has found that consumers, before even having a product in mind, jump to Google purely...

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Making the Invisible Visible – Raising awareness about heart disease in women

Heart disease remains a leading killer of Australian women, but it continues to be under-recognised, under-researched, and undertreated. In...

Heart disease remains a leading killer of Australian women, but it continues to be under-recognised, under-researched, and undertreated. In Australia, the disease takes the lives of 22 females every day – killing almost three times as many women as breast cancer. This year the Heart Foundation is raising awareness about...

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Retail Panel: From Beychella to Woolies IT crash!

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb and a panel of retail experts discuss retail’s hottest topics on ABC Radio....

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb and a panel of retail experts discuss retail’s hottest topics on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from last Thursday’s discussion. Black Milk prepared for the effects of Beyonce’s Coachella performance Black Milk is a Brisbane-based label that had humble beginnings in 2009 as James...

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The Retail Panel discuss the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry...

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from last Thursday’s discussion. Retail Corporate Social Responsibility Apple has been listening to feedback from their employees and is advocating for gender equality within their...

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Retailers back campaign to cut company tax

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today urged Senate crossbenchers to support the federal government’s push to cut company...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today urged Senate crossbenchers to support the federal government’s push to cut company tax, predicting the move would spark an increase in entry-level employment for young people. Legislation is currently before the Senate that seeks to reduce the rate of tax paid by all...

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Retail Panel: Pet humanisation means opportunities for retailers

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry...

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from last Thursday’s discussion. ‘Pet humanisation’ means opportunities for retailers The ‘pet humanisation’ trend is creating a huge growth area for Australian retailers. Consumers have become...

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The Retail Panel: Retro is back!

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discuss Australia’s retail industry on ABC Radio....

Every Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discuss Australia’s retail industry on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from last Thursday’s discussion. Pizza Hut is offering old-school experiences with a modern twist Over the past couple of decades, Pizza Hut lost a foothold in the Australian...

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Six retail trends for 2018

Written by Gabrielle Mitchell, bluenotes contributor Alibaba. eBay. ASOS. These are all names exemplifying the changing face of retail. Even Amazon...

Written by Gabrielle Mitchell, bluenotes contributor Alibaba. eBay. ASOS. These are all names exemplifying the changing face of retail. Even Amazon has finally entered the Australian market. As harbingers of the digital retail revolution run rampant, how can smaller online players hope to survive, let alone family-owned brick-and-mortar retailers? They can – and here are...

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Aussie shoppers splurge record $47.5 billion during Christmas, according to ABS

December 2017 retail sales data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that Australians splurged...

December 2017 retail sales data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that Australians splurged a record $47.5 billion during the 2017 Christmas period. The figures closely align with the pre-Christmas forecasts made by peak retail industry body the National Retail Association (NRA), who predicted $48...

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The Retail Panel: How is the grocery industry evolving in 2018?

Last Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry...

Last Thursday, our CEO Dominique Lamb, and a panel of retail experts discussed the future of Australia’s grocery industry on ABC Radio. Below are some insights from the discussion. While the lower end of the grocery market dominated by Aldi, and Coles and Woolworths dominate the mainstream market, David Jones...

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Retail Panel: Why are department stores struggling?

Why are department stores struggling? A Retail Panel Podcast NRA CEO, Dominique Lamb, joins Steve Austin, Christine Moody, and Gary...

Why are department stores struggling? A Retail Panel Podcast NRA CEO, Dominique Lamb, joins Steve Austin, Christine Moody, and Gary Mortimer each week on ABC Radio to discuss and share insights into the retail industry, including technology trends and what it takes to survive in a disruptive environment. This week, the...

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Making a Break: How likely are you to financially plan for a career break?

Career breaks hit women hardest, reducing average superannuation savings by nearly $160k Media Release: REST Industry Super Women are 30...

Career breaks hit women hardest, reducing average superannuation savings by nearly $160k Media Release: REST Industry Super Women are 30 per cent less likely than men to make any superannuation plans for their career break, despite taking 13 per cent more career breaks by choice After a career break, women...

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NRA’s Jo Maxwell steps into new role as National Relationship Manager

Jo Maxwell’s a born and bred retailer, and often jokes about racing home from school when she was as...

Jo Maxwell’s a born and bred retailer, and often jokes about racing home from school when she was as young as seven to hang out in a family friend’s corner store, and learn the tricks of the trade. Fast forward a few decades, and those old-fashioned customer service and people...

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How to Prepare for Public Holiday Sickies

Written by Sid Sidhu and Emma Treherne of NRA Legal The holiday season is well and truly upon us and...

Written by Sid Sidhu and Emma Treherne of NRA Legal The holiday season is well and truly upon us and brings with it a number of public holidays that can be difficult to manage in the retail environment. With many public holidays falling on a week day this year, you...

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