ABA concerned about proposed new award wage
Retailing groups including the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) and Australian Retailers Association (ARA) are warning that new retail award wages, due to be implemented from 1 January next year,...
Borders wins young retailer of the year award for second year
Lina Karpinsky, marketing coordinator for the Borders bookselling chain, was named the Australian Retailers Association's Young Retailer of the Year within the corporate category for 2007. Karpinsky, who manages local store marketing for...
ABA launches Certificate II & III bookseller training
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the launch of a specially tailored Certificate in Retail Operations for booksellers. The certificates (II and III) have been developed in partnership with the...
ABA works to resolve wages worries
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has overcome a hurdle in its quest to provide booksellers with advice on new pay rates and conditions under the Government's WorkChoices legislation. The ABA...
Plastic bag ban to begin with Victoria
Victoria has announced a plan to phase out free plastic shopping bags by 2009. From 2009, retailers will be required to charge at least 10 cents per bag.The Victorian legislation...
Spotlight on new IR laws
The debate on the Government's new Work Choices legislation has turned to the retail sector in the past week, with the Labor Party and the ACTU both highly critical of...