Friday, 12 February 2021 will mark another new year - the Lunar New Year. Also known as the Spring...
Friday, 12 February 2021 will mark another new year - the Lunar New Year. Also known as the Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year marks the beginning of a calendar year that follows the cycles of the moon and is the most important of traditional Chinese holidays. While the absence...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today released the second revision of the Children’s Apparel Product Safety Guidelines in...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today released the second revision of the Children’s Apparel Product Safety Guidelines in an effort to improve child safety. The guidelines have been researched and compiled by the National Retail Association Technical Standards Committee group of quality assurance and product compliance specialists. Children’s apparel...
There are different types of masks available on the market for protection against the spread of COVID-19. Understandably, selecting...
There are different types of masks available on the market for protection against the spread of COVID-19. Understandably, selecting the right mask is new to most retailers, so this article aims to educate you before you buy. In the medical industry, masks are categorised into different levels, which indicate which...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has revealed that a whopping $400 million was raided from Queensland retailers by the...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has revealed that a whopping $400 million was raided from Queensland retailers by the impact of COVID-19 restrictions in March 2020. A staggering 96 per cent of retailers who responded to the COVID-19 Impact Survey conducted by the NRA also claimed they had been negatively...
The National Retail Association has joined forces with the Palaszczuk Government to launch a Domestic Violence Retailer Support Program...
The National Retail Association has joined forces with the Palaszczuk Government to launch a Domestic Violence Retailer Support Program to assist small to medium businesses in addressing domestic and family violence. Dominique Lamb, CEO of the National Retail Association, said that retailers can play a part in combatting domestic and...
The National Retail Association has today welcomed the announcement by the Queensland State Government to provide payroll tax relief...
The National Retail Association has today welcomed the announcement by the Queensland State Government to provide payroll tax relief to businesses impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak. Under the measure, small and medium businesses throughout Queensland with a wage bill up to $6.5 million may be eligible to defer their payroll...
With 1.43 million Chinese tourists reported to have visited Australia in 2019, Australian retailers are embracing retail sales events...
With 1.43 million Chinese tourists reported to have visited Australia in 2019, Australian retailers are embracing retail sales events originating in China, from Singles Day to this weekend’s Lunar New Year. In 2019, Alipay promoted 24 Australian and New Zealand brands to the Chinese market via social media, directing traffic...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has slammed the decision to slug Australia’s embattled retailers with a penalty rate rise...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has slammed the decision to slug Australia’s embattled retailers with a penalty rate rise on the eve of the Christmas trade period. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled to increase penalty rates by 25% for 350,000 casual retail employees who work on Saturday and...
By Amy Roche - Retail Rockstars There is no doubt that online shopping has changed the face of retail forever. However, customers still...
By Amy Roche - Retail Rockstars There is no doubt that online shopping has changed the face of retail forever. However, customers still want retail experience, and they crave personalisation, education, entertainment and enlightenment. At its core, online shopping offers 24-hour service with competitive and comparative pricing – something our stores cannot always deliver...
The National Retail Awards are held every year to acknowledge and honour the many outstanding individuals and businesses in...
The National Retail Awards are held every year to acknowledge and honour the many outstanding individuals and businesses in the retail sector. In 2017, the Social Responsibility Champion was one of our most popular categories. This Award recognises the commitment of a retailer to positive corporate citizenship. This may include improving...
All members of the NRA SafeCity Network are invited to come along to the next Retail Crime Update meetings. In this one-hour meeting,...
All members of the NRA SafeCity Network are invited to come along to the next Retail Crime Update meetings. In this one-hour meeting, the NRA will provide an update on current crime trends occurring in the Brisbane area and invite all retailers to share their experiences of the crime affecting their business. This is...
The countdown is underway for Queensland retailers before they are forced to permanently bin the plastic bag ahead of...
The countdown is underway for Queensland retailers before they are forced to permanently bin the plastic bag ahead of bans that will take effect on July 1 2018. The National Retail Association (NRA) will be touring local shopping precincts to provide advice for retailers preparing for the impending ban on...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today rejected the policy package outlined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus at the...
The National Retail Association (NRA) has today rejected the policy package outlined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus at the National Press Club today, saying it would cripple small business. In her address, Ms. McManus took specific aim at employers hiring casual workers and attacked the independent Fair Work Commission (FWC). NRA...
Our very own CEO, Dominique Lamb, joins a panel of experts in this OnDemand webinar on The Future of...
Our very own CEO, Dominique Lamb, joins a panel of experts in this OnDemand webinar on The Future of Loss Prevention. This is a key topic of interest for all retailers across industries at the moment, partly due to the Global Retail Theft Barometer’s recent stats on how retail...
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...
Jo Maxwell’s a born and bred retailer, and often jokes about racing home from school when she was as...
Jo Maxwell’s a born and bred retailer, and often jokes about racing home from school when she was as young as seven to hang out in a family friend’s corner store, and learn the tricks of the trade. Fast forward a few decades, and those old-fashioned customer service and people...