RETAIL TRADE – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Penalty rates keep shops shut

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Original article by Angela Pownall
The West Australian – Page: 9 : 27-Jan-15

Public holiday penalty rates prompted many Perth retailers and restaurants to remain closed on 26 January 2015. Sorrento Restaurant in Northbridge is among those that opted to trade on Australia Day, but proprietor Fiona Dilanzo says this was only due to a 10 per cer surcharge that was imposed on customers. The Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia favours a single penalty rate for working on public holidays and weekends

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SORRENTO RESTAURANT, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INCORPORATED), LOT 20, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION (WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

Sunday trading hailed a success More spent in Sunday shopping

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Original article by Kim Macdonald
The West Australian – Page: 1 : 25-Aug-14

A survey by the Curtin Business School and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia has found that 55 per cent of respondents are in favour of extended retail trading hours on Sundays. Sunday trading was introduced in late August 2012, and the Chamber’s research shows that the average consumer spent an additional $A322 in 2013-14, while retail spending was $A2.6bn higher overall than in 2011-12

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CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. CURTIN BUSINESS SCHOOL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INCORPORATED), KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION