Australian retail turnover has dropped four percent in August, with the main driver stemming from Victoria's Stage Four restrictions. In contrast, online retail continues to skyrocket, almost doubling from 2019 results.

Afterpay has confirmed a two-year partnership with the Australian Retailer's Association (ARA), in an effort to support local retail. 

Paul Zahra, the CEO of the Australian Retailer's Association, has made a statement regarding the new Stage Four / State of Disaster restrictions imposed upon metro Melbourne this afternoon. 

Former ARA Executive Director, Russel Zimmerman, is joining eftpos to support the rebuild of SMBs following the pandemic.

Paul Zahra has been appointed CEO of the ARA. Zahra has previous experience as CEO and Managing Director of David Jones.

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is partnering with the charity, Good360, to collect surplus goods and items from retailers and redistributing them to the affected in bushfire-damaged locations. 

The Australian Retailers Association has announced its partnership with Facebook with aims for 'deeper industry cooperation'. 

Longstanding Australian Retailers Association boss Russell Zimmerman is stepping down as CEO, as a newly focused ARA featuring more major Australian retailers as members was presented to the public.

The 2019 eftpos ARA Retail Awards took place in Melbourne this morning and celebrated those who are disrupting and sparking change in the retail industry.

As part of our content series to celebrate International Women’s Day, we speak to four leaders within the Australian space about whether or not their career path has been influenced by their gender.

According to the latest retail turnover figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) January saw mixed results, with online retail trade remaining steady.

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan say both online and bricks-and-mortar retailers can expect to see continued momentum long after Santa’s sleigh bells return to the North Pole.