Retail
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622Strong growth for retail in December 2020 confirms bumper Christmas season
Strong year-on-year growth for Australian retail in December 2020 has confirmed reports from businesses on the ground that sales before and after...
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1.0KEasing restrictions boost services sectors
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®) improved by 1.5 points to 52.9 points in November 2020 (seasonally...
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1.3KSix new shopper preferences that retailers should look out for
The popular shopping events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (27 and 30 November 2020 respectively) often attract healthy spending in the...
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1.6KExtra Christmas shopping hours to help stimulate retail trading
A boost of 36 extra shopping hours over the Christmas period has been approved by the WA Government to help stimulate trading...
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1.7KRetailers blast “ridiculous and inconsistent” vaping decision
The National Retail Association (NRA) says the draft ruling to restrict the sale of vaping and smoke-free nicotine products to chemists is...
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3.3KRetail rebounds as restrictions lifted, long road to recovery still ahead
Retail turnover rebounded in May (2020) by 16.3 per cent following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, according to the preliminary retail trade...
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3.2KRetailers can deal with toilet paper crisis from the bottom up
Toilet paper has become a precious resource thanks to Covid-19. Its intrinsic value has rocketed upwards immensely because it is now scarce,...
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3.1KRetailers welcome Queensland Government trading hours relaxation
The National Retail Association endorsed the Queensland Government’s “common sense” approach to trading hours, saying the decision would allow retailers to best...
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2.9KRetailers welcome Government stimulus to buffer economy
The National Retail Association has welcomed the stimulus package announced by the Federal Government to buffer the economy as the Coronavirus outbreak...
