Gift card reforms to benefit consumers

THE HON STUART ROBERT MP Assistant Treasurer 20 September 2018 Gift card reforms to benefit consumers The Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer...

THE HON STUART ROBERT MP Assistant Treasurer 20 September 2018 Gift card reforms to benefit consumers The Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs have voted to implement nationally consistent reforms to gift card expiry. Consumers are frustrated with gift cards expiring before they can use them. These reforms will put in place a...

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Meet our Small Retailer of the Year, Simply for Strings.

We interviewed our winners from the 2018 National Retail Awards. Meet Toby Cumpstay from Simply for Strings, Our Small...

We interviewed our winners from the 2018 National Retail Awards. Meet Toby Cumpstay from Simply for Strings, Our Small Retailer of the Year.     Where did your retail journey begin? I quickly learned how to serve customers in my parents fast-food (kebab) shop when I was only 13 right...

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Driving online sales with google

Written by Dionne Alaveras, News Xtend Attention all business owners looking to increase online sales. You ready for another week of...

Written by Dionne Alaveras, News Xtend Attention all business owners looking to increase online sales. You ready for another week of tips and hints? Previously we deep dived into the Facebook platform and looked at how Facebook could be utilised to drive online sales. This week, we are looking at another digital advertising...

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Meet our Young Retailer of the Year, Nick Pearce

From the source: Nick Pearce, HoMie by Heather McIlvaine, Inside Retail  Nick Pearce is one third of the founding team behind...

From the source: Nick Pearce, HoMie by Heather McIlvaine, Inside Retail  Nick Pearce is one third of the founding team behind HoMie, a Melbourne-based retail business that uses the profit it generates from selling a range of contemporary streetwear to help people experiencing homelessness. The concept evolved from an anti-child-trafficking fundraising bike ride Pearce took from...

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ELECTION NOTICE

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Australian retail honours its legends and rising stars

The Australian retail industry has honoured its long-standing legends and recognised its innovative rising stars in a glittering awards...

The Australian retail industry has honoured its long-standing legends and recognised its innovative rising stars in a glittering awards ceremony in Melbourne overnight.   The nation’s premier industry honours – the National Retail Awards – were presented to outstanding retailers from across Australia at a glittering ceremony in the spectacular Myer...

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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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