Message from the CEO: 25 August 2020

Last Friday saw the ABS release its preliminary report for July 2020, with some surprising news. Turnover rose by...

Last Friday saw the ABS release its preliminary report for July 2020, with some surprising news. Turnover rose by a substantial 3.3 per cent on the June figures, with every state and territory except Victoria experiencing increased sales compared to June. While this is probably not that surprising given...

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Message from the CEO: 9 June 2020

Retail turnover dropped by an unprecedented 17.7 per cent in April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)....

Retail turnover dropped by an unprecedented 17.7 per cent in April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Although we were already well aware of the economic impact of COVID-19, these figures quantify the full extent of the hit that retail has endured thus far. This came one day...

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