ARA predicts stronger Christmas sales
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is predicting that Christmas sales in the retail sector will increase 3.9% on the same period last year. The association predicts retail consumers will spend...
Retail groups express concerns over minimum wage increase
Australian retailing associations have expressed concerns about the recent decision by Fair Work Australia to increase the national minimum weekly wage by 2.9%. Fair Work Australia announced its decision to...
Printing and retailing associations express concerns about carbon price
The Printing Industries Association of Australia and national retailing organisations have expressed concerns about the carbon price announced by the Federal Government on the weekend. National manager of policy and...
In brief
Barry to deliver Sydney PEN lectureMax Barry will give a lecture on ‘risk' as part of the Sydney PEN Voices project, on 15 July in Sydney and 21 July in...
ABA to participate in retail tenancy ‘crisis meeting’
The Australian Booksellers Association has joined the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in calling on the federal government to bring retailers and landlords together at a Retail Tenancy Crisis meeting. ‘Many...
Post-Christmas sales stronger than expected
Post-Christmas retail spending was stronger than expected, according to figures from the Australia Retailers Association (ARA) which indicate consumers spent $6.5 billion between Boxing Day and the end of January--$200...