Tag: Australian Retailers Association

Industry association wants its members to be part of the solution and has released its own five-point action plan ahead of COP26 meeting.

Retail body welcomes the clarity that Victoria’s reopening strategy brings, but says seven-week wait to reopen some sectors is concerning.

Business body says decision to use lockdowns sparingly will hopefully stop retailers being ‘treated like an on-off light switch’.

Experts estimate WA’s recent five-day snap lockdown may have cost $500-million. Given Victoria’s size, its loss will surely be far higher.

December retail sales rose by more than nine percent versus the same period in 2019, says Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Steady trend towards year-on-year growth is setting the scene for a much healthier 2021, Retailers Association believes.

Great news for those Australians who are out of work in historically high numbers and also a win for the economy, says retail body.

Decision to reopen Melbourne retailing in only seven weeks’ time will be a death sentence for many stores.