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        Making the most of your eftpos facilities with NAB
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        Making the most of your eftpos facilities with NAB

        With many Australian businesses processing most of their transactions via their EFTPOS terminal, it is no surprise that business owners are always...

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        Mental Health Risk Management
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        Mental Health Risk Management

        Written by Marsh Pty Ltd Mental illness is the leading cause of long-term sickness amongst Australian workers, with work-related mental illness costing...

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        Business support: State-by-state breakdown
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        Business support: State-by-state breakdown

        A snapshot of business support relevant to retailers. The ARA will keep this post continuously updated.  The following information is current as of 31...

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        Calling all Sales Assistants – today we celebrate you!
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        Calling all Sales Assistants – today we celebrate you!

        Did you know today, Friday 4 March, is Sales Assistant Day? You wouldn’t be the first person to say no if you didn’t (it is sometimes referred to as...

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        Victoria announces further easing of COVID-19 restrictions
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        Victoria announces further easing of COVID-19 restrictions

        Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews announces a further easing on restrictions from 11:59 pm on 31 May, which will allow beauty and personal care...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #12: A potential multi-billion dollar boost – a shining light for small business recovery
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        12 Ways to Christmas #12: A potential multi-billion dollar boost – a shining light for small business recovery

           Shop Small, Shop Local  The ARA has partnered with American Express to support Australian small businesses. Their latest campaign, Shop Small, urges...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #11: Insights into Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales
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        12 Ways to Christmas #11: Insights into Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales

        Australian retailers can look forward to a sales frenzy over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period, with a record $5.4 billion predicted to...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #10: Driving customers through your door
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        12 Ways to Christmas #10: Driving customers through your door

          As CBDs across the country ignite with the festive spirit, some also coming back to life post-lockdowns, we can expect more people to be driving into...

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        Protecting employees and our customers in the changing landscape of retail operations in a post pandemic world
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        Protecting employees and our customers in the changing landscape of retail operations in a post pandemic world

        The past two years have seen an unprecedented array of new challenges to many retailers leading to a lot of uncertainty about how to navigate return to...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #9: How Australians will shop this festive season
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        12 Ways to Christmas #9: How Australians will shop this festive season

        Christmas is literally coming early this year! The festive season is always important for retailers – and this year, after on-again, off-again...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #8: Promote your Christmas trading hours
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        12 Ways to Christmas #8: Promote your Christmas trading hours

        Many stores are required to alter their business-as-usual trading hours to accommodate for the upcoming public holidays. It is important to understand...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #7: Retail spending insights
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        12 Ways to Christmas #7: Retail spending insights

        This week, we reveal the expected Christmas retail sales results in partnership with Roy Morgan.

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        Member Briefing – What to expect from COP26
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        Member Briefing – What to expect from COP26

        The impacts of climate change have become all too apparent for many of us in recent years, including severe storms and floods, devastating droughts and...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #6: 12 resources to help your business manage a successful eCommerce Christmas peak
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        12 Ways to Christmas #6: 12 resources to help your business manage a successful eCommerce Christmas peak

        Shopping online has become a necessity for millions of people around the country – over 9.2 million Aussie households in the last 12 months to be exact1

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        12 Ways to Christmas #5: No Cookies for Christmas
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        12 Ways to Christmas #5: No Cookies for Christmas

        As retailers transition from pandemic to post-pandemic, we are seeing changes in the online world regarding the phase out of third-party cookies which...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #4: Purposeful giving in challenging times 
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        12 Ways to Christmas #4: Purposeful giving in challenging times 

        Christmas is fast approaching and retailers have the opportunity to bring customers, staff and the broader community on the journey of helping...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #3: Your guide to reopening for Christmas
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        12 Ways to Christmas #3: Your guide to reopening for Christmas

        The ARA is pleased to share our annual '12 Ways to Christmas' campaign, to help members plan for the busy seasonal shopping period. We’re working with...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #2: 2021 Christmas Campaign Tips
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        12 Ways to Christmas #2: 2021 Christmas Campaign Tips

        All around the country, retailers are currently putting the finishing touches on their Christmas campaigns – some will soon be welcoming...

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        12 Ways to Christmas #1: Australians set to spend over $11 billion on gifts
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        12 Ways to Christmas #1: Australians set to spend over $11 billion on gifts

        Australians are set to spend over $11 billion on Christmas presents this year, with a significant proportion to come from online sales, as toys, jigsaw...

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        The Retail Cyber Risk Landscape
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        The Retail Cyber Risk Landscape

        Written by Marsh Pty Ltd The retail industry is undergoing a significant transformation, as technological innovation drives change and alters the way...

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