"Some retailers are battling to avoid making redundancies – let alone hiring additional staff," ARA CEO Paul Zahra told Ragtrader.

The wage increase has dampened any hope of the Reserve Bank pausing interest rates next month, according to experts.

“The transformation of the executive team reflects the priorities and change in complexity and scale of the group," CEO Christoph Barchewitz said.

H&J Smith stocks Australian brands such as R.M Williams, All About Eve and Nature Baby.

80 per cent of retail workers have experienced some form of abuse at the hands of customers, including violence.

"The message out there is to stop discretionary spending which has extremely affected our business."

The womenswear designer believes new government policies will unlock this talent further.

"We have fought hard to keep the stores alive however, with the rise of costs in every aspect of our business it is no longer profitable to remain open."

Renters and outright owners are the highest-confidence cohort.

Target GM of stores and supply chain Tim Kemp discusses the campaign aimed at 300,000 workers.

The organisation has added more than 75 names to its annual list.

President Liz Wheadon confirmed that Harford will leave at the end of July.

Andrew Shub and Gary Briner have snapped up the luxury retailer in Bondi Beach.

‘The Change Room’ is an activation spanning digital and retail channels.

Their joint project involved several production partners based in Melbourne, in a win for onshore manufacturing.

The innerwear company expects revenue to fall 10% below the prior financial year, where it generated $72.2 million.