Tag: Australian Retailers Association

Harvey Norman executive chairman Gerry Harvey has been slammed by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) for ‘laughing off’ the real concerns of smaller retailers.

According to the March Australian Retailers Index released today, almost one quarter of small to medium retailers have downsized their staff numbers in the last three months. However, 65 percent have kept up staffing levels and 11 percent have hired more staff in the same period. Although lower consumer confidence is hurting the retail sector, […]

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has come out firing against the big banks, claiming that they are out of touch with the financial needs of small business.

Gavin Dixon, CEO of the business division of Reckon Limited, shares his expertise on the value of retail point-of-sale (POS) software, and the benefits of inventory management.Retail Point of Sale software has many obvious benefits to the business owner – tracking sales, managing inventory, streamlining accounting practices, and building customer loyalty. Not so obvious is […]