The Australian National Retailers Association today restated its support for a cost-effective, national unit pricing system, following the release of the Federal Government’s discussion paper. ANRA...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) yesterday submitted to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper calling on the Rudd Government to recognise retailers as high...

The Reserve Bank of Australia today reduced the cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.00 per cent, providing some welcome relief to retailers. Leading retail industry bodies the Australian...

The ARA Retail Institute is offering free training to industry newcomers and canvassing host employers to provide on-the-job training under the Federal Government’s Productivity Places scheme in...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has today welcomed the recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s Market for Retail Tenancy Leases final report, but is...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the decision by the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs to consolidate nine consumer protection laws into one national...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has hit out at the decision of WA Premier Alan Carpenter to back away from plans to deregulate the state’s trading laws. The issue...

IGA took out the honour for innovation at last night’s ARA Retailer of the Year Awards, as Supercheap Auto beat a quality line-up to the top prize. The prestigious 2008 ARA Retail Awards were announced...

The Australian Retailers Association has announced the state winners of Independent Retailer of the Year and Young Retailer of the Year, with the food industry well represented. Jaclyn Connelly won the...

The GROCERYchoice website continues to come under attack, with independent supermarkets, the Federal Opposition and leading retail industry bodies all indicating a lack of support for the scheme. The site,...