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Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has released its 2023 ARA Retail Insights Report – the most comprehensive annual overview of the retail outlook. For the first
Australians are set to splash out $485 million in the name of love this year (up 16.9% on 2022), with date nights and getaways showing a strong resurgence post-pandemic and
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has developed a world-first training program specially designed to help retailers in their transition to net-zero emissions. Responding to an overwhelming
Retail sales have been boosted by record Christmas and Boxing Day trading to mark 16 consecutive months of year-on-year growth in December 2022 – a strong increase of 7.5% on
Australian retail sales increased 1.7% in December compared to the same time last year, according to the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse™, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.
Most retail categories continued to show sales growth year on year. Apparel (up 6.7%) and Groceries (up 6.6%) reported the biggest increase in trade in December. Lodging also saw gains (up 4.1%), followed by Electronics (up 3.5%). There were year-on-year falls for Home Furnishings (down 2.4%) and Fuel and Convenience (down 4.1%).
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), welcomes the next stage of Victoria’s single-use plastics phase out, which takes effect 1 Feb 2023.
From next month, the sale and supply of single-use plastic drinking straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers will be banned. Polystyrene food service items, drink containers and cotton bud sticks will also be prohibited.
ARA CEO Paul Zahra said that while national consistency of regulation and timetabling remains the preferred approach for the retail sector, the Victorian Government is making positive steps in addressing plastic pollution.
Retail sales have marked 15 consecutive months of growth, with a record $35.9 billion spent in stores and online in November 2022 – an increase of 7.7% on the same time the previous year – according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
As consumers across the country regained their sought-after freedoms, there were strong year-on-year sales increases for cafés, restaurants and take away food (up 24.8%) with department stores (up 7.6%) and clothing, footwear and personal accessories (up 7.1%) also recording strong growth.
Australia’s peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for further urgent action from federal and state governments to alleviate chronic labour shortages.
The scale of the labour shortage crisis impacting retail continues to worsen with new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today showing 49,900 vacancies across the retail sector in November 2022 – an increase of 8.2% compared to August 2022.
Australia’s pre-Christmas spending splurge has defied all expectations, reaching a record-breaking $74.5 billion – up 8.6 per cent on last year – according to exclusive data by Australian Retailers Association’s (ARA) partnership with Westpac DataX.
Australian retail sales are set to remain strong following the festive trading period, with consumers predicted to spend a record $23.5 billion during the Boxing Day sales– an increase of 7.9% over last year – according to forecasts released today by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration with strategic partners Roy Morgan and Salesforce.
