“The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) continue to call for strengthened safety measures to protect retail workers amidst a concerning wave of violence in retail settings, with around 700,000 retail crime incidents recorded nationally in the past year.
“We fully support retailers who are taking initiatives to improve safety for staff and commend Coles for taking swift action in response to the recent incident in QLD.
“The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) were deeply concerned by this shocking act of violence – something no worker should ever have to face.
“Our thoughts are with the injured worker and her coworkers.
“The ARA and NRA also recently welcomed the QLD Government’s reforms on knife crime and continue to call for further collaboration between industry and government to further improve safety for workers in retail settings.”
(ENDS)