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Borders wins young retailer of the year award for second year

Lina Karpinsky, marketing coordinator for the Borders bookselling chain, was named the Australian Retailers Association's Young Retailer of the Year within the corporate category for 20...

ABA launches Certificate II & III bookseller training

The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced the launch of a specially tailored Certificate in Retail Operations for booksellers. The certificates (II and III) have been developed i...

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ABA works to resolve wages worries

The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has overcome a hurdle in its quest to provide booksellers with advice on new pay rates and conditions under the Government's WorkChoices legislation. ...

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Plastic bag ban to begin with Victoria

Victoria has announced a plan to phase out free plastic shopping bags by 2009. From 2009, retailers will be required to charge at least 10 cents per bag.The Victorian legislation will not apply to &ls...

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Spotlight on new IR laws

The debate on the Government's new Work Choices legislation has turned to the retail sector in the past week, with the Labor Party and the ACTU both highly critical of a new employment agreement propo...

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