ARA RETAIL NEWS
Mental health resources for members
In a recent survey about what is most important to our members, mental health impacts and support ranked in the top-five priorities, along with...
Fathers Day 2021: What's the best advice from your Dad?
This weekend, Sunday 5 September, we celebrate Father’s Day. For many of us, Father's Day will be a very different celebration to previous years due to...
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Queensland plastics ban comes into effect
As of the 1st of September 2021, the supply of single-use plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, dinnerware, polystyrene takeaway food containers and...
Managing the risks of customer aggression and violence
Customer aggression and violence isn’t a new workplace hazard, however, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 has seen an increase in customer aggression and...
Ordinary Members, Extraordinary Creatives: Megan Waters
In this Q&A series, we are speaking with the very talented members of the ARA Hair & Beauty Committee. These creatives are at the top of their field,...
OHS Legislative Update: What retailers need to know
There are a number of changes happening in the OHS/WHS legislative world, and it’s important retailers are aware of and prepared for these changes. In...
Ordinary Members, Extraordinary Creatives: Nathan Armagnacq
In this brand-new Q&A series, we are speaking with the very talented members of the ARA Hair & Beauty Committee. These creatives are at the top of...
The reinvention of the retail experience
The past year has seen a powerful shift in the way we live, work and interact with brands and products. Increasingly, customers are purchasing what...
Encourage safe and respectful shopping with the ARA's new Covid-19 poster range
The Australian Retailers Association has developed a series of printable posters in response to the ongoing Covid-19 situation across the country, to...
Retailers preparing for insurance claims: business interruption and flooding events
Written by Luke Stratford, Marsh Australia It has been a year of risk. Keeping the doors open for business has been a constant challenge. Many...
COVID-19 restrictions: State-by-state breakdown
A snapshot of restrictions relevant to retailers. The ARA will keep this post continuously updated. The following information is current as of 14 April...
Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) Insurance: a watershed year, so where to from here?
Written by Marsh Pty Ltd Public and private companies – and their directors and officers – face significant business, legal and regulatory exposures...
Sense of success: How retailers are engaging senses to get noticed
By Gary McCartney, McCartney Design To disrupt is to get noticed. In the three-dimensional world of physical retail, the best form of disruption is one...
The WorldFirst Retail Report 2021
WorldFirst is an international payments company with a mission to create the world’s best foreign exchange platform for individuals and international...
Managing hazardous chemical risk for the retail and hair and beauty sectors
WorkSafe Victoria visits to retail and hair and beauty stores in recent months has highlighted a need for businesses to improve on their management of...
Franchising Code of Conduct Reform – change has arrived!
Amends have finally been made to the Franchising Code of Conduct (Code). Find out what the key changes are.
Sydney's CBD revitalisation and how you can get involved
The NSW State Government is pulling out all the stops to revitalise the Sydney CBD. From educational, business to creative events, grants and webinars,...
Tips on how to achieve COVIDSafe best practice for Victorian businesses
We've collated some best practice examples from our Victorian members around the actions they're taking to ensure their business is COVIDSafe.
Ordinary Members, Extraordinary Creatives: Dee Parker Attwood, Wieselmann Salon
In this brand-new Q&A series, we are speaking with the very talented members of the ARA Hair and Beauty Committee. These creatives are at the top of...
Lockdown: One Year On: A report by eBay Australia
COVID-19 hit. Lockdowns became an ongoing reality. The world shifted and so did the way people shopped. With 12-million unique visitors every month,...
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