Media Statements

NRA Fights For Youth Jobs In Appeal Against Fair Work Decision

16 July 2010

The National Retail Association has today lodged an appeal against the Fair Work Australia (FWA) minimum hours decision.

Australia’s Best Young Retailers Sell Themselves In Industry Awards

12 July 2010

The best and brightest young members of Australia’s retail trade sector will vie for the title of Young Retailer of the Year at a major industry event in Sydney later this month.

Young Employees The Victims Of Fair Work Minimum Hours Decision

9 July 2010

Young and vulnerable employees across the country will be the victims of Fair Work Australia’s decision today to maintain inflexible three hour minimum shifts.

RBA Recognises Retail Trade Is Still In The Doldrums

6 July 2010

Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to leave interest rates on hold is recognition of the fact that many businesses, particularly retailers, are still doing it very tough, the National Retail Association said.

Trading Conditions Still Difficult For Retail Sector

1 July 2010

Today’s ABS data on retail trade showed shopkeepers are still doing it very tough, the National Retail Association said.

Retail Managers Find The Fast Track To Uni Qualifications

7 June 2010

Australia retail managers will have the opportunity to fast track access to post-graduate qualifications, as a result of a new agreement between the National Retail Association and the University of Wollongong’s Sydney Business School.

Small Businesses Will Be The Casualties Of National Wage Decision

3 June 2010

Small business owners in the retail sector will be hit hardest by the double whammy of today’s minimum wage increase and the costs of award modernisation, the National Retail Association said.

Next Rate Movement Should Be Down, After More Poor Retail Data

1 June 2010

Today’s national trade figures show large sectors of the economy remain in the doldrums, and that discretionary spending has been hit hard by the recent run of interest rate rises.

ABS Data Shows Retail Sector Still In The Doldrums

6 May 2010

The National Retail Association today renewed its call for a moratorium on interest rate increases, after the latest ABS data showed retail trade continued to languish in the doldrums.

Reserve Bank Risks Putting Retail Economy In Reverse

4 May 2010

The Reserve Bank risks putting the retail economy into reverse with its repeated interest rate increases, the National Retail Association warned today.

RBA Should Declare A Moratorium On New Rates Rises

30 April 2010

The National Retail Association today called for a moratorium on new interest rate rises, saying it was too soon after recent increases for the Reserve Bank to boost rates again next Tuesday.

Small Businesses Getting Burned In Cigarettes Crackdown

30 April 2010

The National Retail Association has called for State and Federal Governments to support small businesses hit hardest by recent announcements on cigarette taxes and packaging.

Retailers Disappointed By Reserve Bank Rates Decision

6 April 2010

The National Retail Association today expressed its disappointment at the Reserve Bank’s decision to increase official interest rates.

Retail Figures Show Growth Has Stalled

31 March 2010

The National Retail Association today called on the Reserve Bank to resist increasing official interest rates after new retail trade data showed growth in the sector had stalled.

Employees Win Right To Choose Flexible Work Hours

30 March 2010

The National Retail Association has praised a Fair Work Australia decision which endorses the right of individual employees to choose to work additional hours to boost their income or better suit their lifestyle.

Retailers Should Be Exempted From Wages ‘Double Whammy’

19 March 2010

Retail businesses should be exempted from the upcoming minimum wage increase if they are already facing significant costs under award modernisation, the National Retail Association said today.

Brisbane Council Rating of Food Businesses Good for the Industry and Good for Consumers

17 February 2010

"NRA strongly supports Restaurant & Catering Queensland and the Brisbane City Council in this initiative. The type of industry accreditation program proposed has been successfully implemented across other industries and professions and invariably makes a very positive contribution to raising standards in the sector, improving the visiblity of the industry, and weeding out non-compliant operators."

Retailers Ask Reserve Bank to Defer Interest Rate Rise

28 January 2010

NRA has expressed its concern to the Reserve Bank about making a determination on the level of interest rates at its February 2, 2010 meeting before December 2009 retail trade data has been released.

Christmas Trading Forecast 2009

07 December 2009

Most of the key determining factors point to strong sales performance by the retail sector across the make or break Christmas / New Year trading season.
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