How to get the most out of your digital marketing campaigns

Is your business looking to generate more revenue or leads online? NRA are excited to announce our partnership with News Xtend, the digital marketing solutions arm within Australia’s number one media company – News Corp Australia. Is your business looking to generate more revenue or leads online? If you haven’t already, you’ll soon find that […]

Queensland Training subsidies and incentives

In July, the 2016-17 Annual VET Investment Plan was released. It outlines the Queensland Government’s planned investment in vocational education and training over the coming year; a record $810.7 million in skills and training, an increase of $56.1 million from last year. Over 1/4 million Queenslanders undertake publicly funded training every year with 2015-2016 seeing a 6.4% growth […]

The recipe for a ‘fit’ Omni-channel retailer has people at it’s core

As consumers demand more inspiring shopping experiences, and we see our retail stores transform from simply ‘stores’ to ‘social hubs’ on an omni-channel purchase journey; store staff are one of a retailer’s most powerful weapons. Not only do they help build genuine human to human relationships with your customers, but our research tells us that […]

Think globally, act locally

Late last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Innovation and Investment Summit, part of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Initiative. Throughout the summit, some of the world’s best visionaries in technology and innovation came together to share their insights and empower delegates to harness innovation. Each of the visionaries I had the pleasure […]

BDO’s Retail Inventory & Stock Management Webinar

Thank you to the NRA members who attended the recent BDO webinar. Inventory is one of the most important parts of any retail business. It is one of the biggest investments and something that most retailers spend a majority of their time managing. Adequate stock controls are needed to reduce inventory costs and increase stock […]

Tell the QLD Government about your training priorities!

We’re excited to have been once again selected as the retail skills advisor for the Queensland Government through the VET Industry Engagement Program. The purpose of the Program is to advocate and recommend the reforms needed right now for the Queensland retail sector around skills, training and workforce development. As part of our role, the […]