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National Retail Issues 2008

2008

29/12/2008 - ARA: 2009 retail expectations - Sept '09 quarter to herald significant growth

24/02/2008 - Boxing Day bargains kick-off post-Christmas sales

23/12/2008 - Retail registers to ring $6.3 billion in post-Christmas sales - Shoppers take advantage of big savings after tough year

22/12/2008 - ARA applauds NSW Govt Graffiti Control Bill - retailers will comply with new spray paint display laws

22/12/2008 - ARA says: New award to cripple small retailers - Wage bill rise, no productivity gains, archaic penalty rates

21/12/2008 - Retailers ready for last minute Christmas rush - Over 60% of consumers complete Christmas shopping this week

19/12/2008 - Gillard’s call for “no losers award” rejected by AIRC - new retail award to raise wages up to 20% and shed jobs

18/12/2008 - Retail confidence boost for first time in 12 months - December ARA Australian Retailers Index released today

15/12/2008 - Govt fails to calculate ETS impact on basket of groceries

14/12/2008 - ARA statement re: recent claims from Qrtsa's Scott Driscoll

14/12/2008 - Savvy shoppers avoid Christmas crowds and retail rage - Public Holiday shop trading hours announced

12/12/2008 - Retailers to pay for unfair union advantage - ARA to submit to Fair Work Bill senate inquiry

12/12/2008 - Retailers set for $37.2 billion in Christmas sales - Santa’s Bag Stocked with Tradition this Year

10/12/2008 - Retailers on road to recovery as consumer sentiment surges back - ARA says consumers shrug off 'doom and gloom' fears

05/12/2008 - Retailers set for Rudd’s early Christmas present - Fed Govt’s stimulus package lands in pockets from Monday

04/12/2008 - Retailers call for urgent credit card rate cuts

02/12/2008 - Fourth successive rate cut spells Christmas cheer economic flow-through to be felt in mid 2009

02/12/2008 - ARA: inquiry confirms strong, healthy franchise sector

24/11/2008 - Consumers savvier with their Christmas gift spending: Deloitte/ARA survey

24/11/2008 - Shoppers set for Christmas retail therapy after tough time - Deloitte ARA Christmas Retail Survey out TODAY

18/11/2008 - Retailers prepare for successful festive season - ARA Retail Expectations Survey out TODAY

17/11/2008 - Training goes a long way to stop staff with sticky fingers - ARA Security helps reduce $3 billion retail theft bill

06/11/2008 - New retail award to cost $22,000 in wages

04/11/2008 - RBA gives consumers cash for confidence this Christmas - retailers hopeful rate cut will flow through economy

03/11/2008 - Retailers quietly optimistic as consumers maintain spending - September Retail Trade Trends released today

31/10/2008 - Retailers ask again: What impact will ETS have on goods and groceries?

24/10/2008 - Retailers optimistic of Rudd Govt leadership in cash crisis

23/10/2008 - Call for retailers to get involved in environmental debates - ARA presents at The Future’s So Bright Green conference

23/10/2008 - ARA to attend Rudd’s Small Business Summit TOMORROW - Retailers need relief from costly legislation

22/10/2008 - CPI shows supply-channel driven inflation - Retailers call for consumers to start spending again

17/20/2008 - Food and drink advertising ban prohibits healthy competition

16/10/2008 - Retailers urge govt to put the brakes on costly legislation - ARA says: 'Walk the talk Mr Rudd

14/10/2008 - Retailers welcome Rudd's early Christmas present

14/10/2008 - Retailers applaud $187 million training boost

10/10/2008 - Retailers welcome Bunbury Sunday trading - ARA calls on WA Govt to lead Perth into modern world

 07/10/2008 - RBA's interest rate cut timely for a jolly Christmas - rate cut to flow through economy boosting retail spend

01/10/2008 - Retailers slam latest Govt promotion - ARA says: 'GROCERYpromo' website inappropriate

30/09/2008 - Retailers call on Govt for confidence boost - August Retail Trade Trends released today

29/09/2008 - Tax-payer funded parental scheme leaves retailers out-of-pocket

26/09/2008 - ARA slams SA 'populist politics' plastic bag ban

24/09/2008 - Retailers blast Barnett's doctrine for dated trading hours

21/09/2008 - Retailers increase advertising dollars to drive sales- September ARA Australian Retailers' Index released

18/09/2008 -  Small retailers welcome 'one strike' fair dismissal - ARA calls on Govt to recognise modern casual workforce

18/09/2008 - Retailers ongoing worry as confidence falls 34% - - September ARA Australian Retailers' Index released today

18/09/2008 -  Small retailers give Rudd 'tough love' - September ARA Australian Retailers' Index released today

12/09/2008 - Gillard’s call for award modernisation falls on deaf ears - - employers ignored in simple draft retail award

11/09/2008 - What impact will ETS have on a basket of groceries?

02/09/2008 - Unit Pricing will cost retailers up to 30 million

02/09/2008 - RBAs rate relief too late for struggling small retailers rate cut to flow through economy boosting Christmas spend

29/08/2008 - ARA offers free retail training to address skill shortages

27/08/2008 - Retailers welcome retail leasing report - ARA calls on Govt to strip away rhetoric and act now

27/08/2008 - ARA applauds Ketchell High Court decision - Relief for retail franchise sector as appeal allowed

19/08/2008 -  ARA Welcomes Consumer Law Nationalisation

13/08/2008 - Supercheap Auto revs up retail recognition - 2008 ARA retail awards winners announced

12/08/2008 - Draconian trading hours belies WA’s booming economy - Peak retail body urges WA to allow Sunday trading

12/08/2008 - Gillard's call for award modernisation falls on deaf ears

10/08/2008 - WA ARA Retail Awards winners announced - Supa IGA and The Reject Shop win state honours

10/08/2008 - VIC ARA Retail Awards winners announced - Gemini Catering Equipment & Uniforms and Muffin Break win state honours

10/08/2008 -  TAS ARA Retail Awards winner announced - Anvers Confectionery win state honours

10/08/2008 - SA ARA Retail Awards winners announced - Flourish and The Reject Shop win state honours

10/08/2008 - QLD ARA Retail Awards winners announced - Busteed Building Supplies and The Reject Shop win state honours

10/08/2008 - NSW ARA Retail Awards winners announced - Wood Works Gallery and Camera House win state honours

08/08/2008 - Retailers want modern award to reflect modern community

07/08/2008 - GROCERY choice won’t control retail prices - ARA calls Govt to act on retail leasing laws

05/08/2008 -  Government in a spin while Australian retailing comes up trumps - Retail response to ACCC Grocery Prices Inquiry

05/08/2008 - RBA listens to struggling retailers as rates hold - economy balanced on gossamer thread

31/07/2008 -  Retailers call for maximum flexibility for working hours - ARA to submit draft retail award tomorrow

31/07/2008 -  Bleak retail trade indicates tough times ahead

28/07/2008 - Transport IR action echoes retail hardship - ARA says: adjustments across entire supply chain NOW DUE

24/07/2008 - Retailers caution against Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme ARA says: Show us the science Wong

23/07/2008 - ARA wins contract to train retailers in Bahrain

11/07/2008 - ARA: let new franchising inquiry ‘be the last’ peak retail body slams ‘political posturing’

08/07/2008 - Minimum wage rise: consumers will pay

08/07/2008 - Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 - Introduced in Victoria

07/07/2008 - ARA slams Gago’s plastic bag ban

01/07/2008 - ARA Cautions on bag trial

30/06/2008 -  Shoplifters to face instant fines - VIC GOVT HEARS ARA’s VOICE

27/06/2008 -  Retailers welcome changes to trade practices law - Trade Practices Act amendments pro-competition

27/06/2008 - ARA welcomes changes to NSW trading hours

20/06/2008 - ARA welcomes modern award flexibility clause - AIRC announces retail as priority industry for modern awards

18/06/2008 - Wage bills swell as retailers fight to find staff - Inaugural ARA Australian Retailers' Index released yesterday

17/06/2008 - Retail profits plummet as shoppers stop spending - Inaugural ARA Australian Retailers' Index released today

17/06/2008 - Small retailers blame Rudd Govt as confidence falls - Inaugural ARA Australian Retailers' Index released today

11/06/2008 - Paid maternity leave to cripple SME retailers - ARA attends PC's parental leave inquiry public hearing today

05/06/2008 - Paid maternity leave to cripple SME retailers - ARA submission to the PC inquiry into paid parental leave

03/06/2008 - ARA reclaims place as national retail ‘voice’

03/06/2008 - ARA relieved at RBA rate hold as winter stock goes on sale early

30/05/2008 -  Retailers reject covert nature of Rudd Government spying scheme - ARA slams ‘Big Brother’ audit of welfare debit card

29/05/2008 - Rudd can do more to control grocery prices - ARA calls Govt to act on retail leasing laws

26/05/2008 - ARA Presenting to AIRC for Modern Retail Award - retailers need more flexibility to stimulate economic growth

15/05/2008 - Family First unit based pricing misleading: ARA says

15/05/2008 - ARA: Greens call for an increase in grocery prices rejected

13/05/2008 - Budget 2008: Good, bad and ugly for Australian retailers - : welcomes promised tax cuts but predicts retail demand to fall

08/05/2008 - ARA welcomes consumer law red-tape shake up Calls for further nationalising of laws in leasing and OH&S

07/05/2008 - Retailers get set for a lower spend Mother’s Day - Consumers to treat Mum with flowers, jewellery and cards

06/05/2008 - Consumer discretionary spending dives as RBA holds rates - ARA data shows costs in essential services rising

29/04/2008 - ARA supports Vic Govt change to clearway times - calls for relaxing of council parking restrictions

22/04/2008 - ARA: NSW retail lease review welcomed - calls for Productivity Commission report to be released

16/04/2008 - Retailers ask Ministers to use consensus not compliance in battle against plastic bag litter

14/04/2008 - Westfield and the ARA launch brand new retail learning

04/04/2008 - ARA Applauds Gillard move to review national OH&S laws

04/04/2008 - ARA calls for greater flexibility in averaging work hours

01/04/2008 - ARA applauds rate rise hold as consumer demand dries up - Reserve Bank No ‘April Fools’

20/03/2008 - Fashion heavyweights reveal latest news and industry trends at ARA networking luncheon

20/03/2008 - Retailers not consulted over plastic bag ban - Debate uses “populist emotive rhetoric”: ARA

17/03/2008 - Retail workplace relations gets an upgrade - key appointment for peak retail voice

14/03/2008 - Bunnies, bilbies and fish – oh my! - ARA advises shoppers to get in quick for Easter

12/03/2008 - Federal Govt must nationalise Easter trading hours - ARA calls for archaic burden to be lifted from retailers

04/03/2008 - RBA Weighs Down Consumers with Further Rise - ARA predicts small retailers to be hit hard

22/02/2008 - Unique initiative offers small retail businesses $3,000 of training and mentoring

21/02/2008 - Shoppers Restrict Post-Christmas Spend - RBA Needs to Rethink Interest Rate Strategy – ARA

05/02/2008 - RBA Puts Heavy Hand on Consumers - ARA - Retailers cautious about future with new rate rise

23/01/2008 - ARA Cautions Against Interest Rate Rise - CPI Figures Announced Today

10/01/2008 - Garrett Ban on Plastic Bag is ‘Populist Politics’ - ARA’s Evans says Leadership Not Legislation

07/01/2008 - Decade Strong Christmas Spend

 

 

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