Pre-Christmas spending in 2023 is tipped to edge in line with last year’s results as shoppers increasingly tighten their budgets in wake of the cost-of-living crisis. Provisional forecasts by the
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision today to hold cash rates at 4.1% for the fourth consecutive month,
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has urged the New South Wales Government to retain existing Anzac Day trading hours, as unions call for stores to cease
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed a decline in retail job vacancies year-on-year but remains concerned the rising cost of doing business has forced businesses to
Australian retail sales increased 1.5% year-on-year in August as food, cafe, restaurant and takeaway spending again offset discretionary spending declines. According to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling on the Queensland, South Australian and Western Australian Governments to modernise their approach to trading hours for physical stores to create a more
More than 5.3 million Australians will celebrate Halloween this year, with spending forecast to reach $490 million – up 14% or $60 million on 2022. Research from Australian Retailers Association
The county’s largest and most diverse retail peak body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed cost-of-living relief measures announced in today’s NSW Budget but called for more support for
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has launched an information campaign to encourage a respectful and informed debate ahead of the referendum to establish a First Nations Voice to Parliament on
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) this week brought together the nation’s top major retailers to work together to protect frontline retail workers and prevent the escalation
