JD Sports rolls out forensic tagging sprays in #shoplifting crackdown!

The tagging sprays work by leaving a synthetic DNA and a UV marker on property and criminals, which can then be used to link assets to owners and criminals to crime scenes. #retail
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BREAKING: The Legacy Way tunnel has been shut following a serious crash involving three vehicles. Three people are fighting for life and another is in a stable condition. 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

#BREAKING Pro-Palestine protesters force University of Queensland staff into lockdown couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Salvos Stores, The Salvation Army's retail arm, will open its 400th shop on High Street in Melbourne's Northcote.

#InsideRetail #Retail #retailnews #beauty #Cosmetics
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ANZ ONLY EXPECTS A FEW RATES CUTS, AND POTENTIALLY LATER | “We continue to look to November for the first easing, although the risks around that are skewed toward a later start. We also expect only a very modest easing cycle of 75 bp in total.”

A mega hotel development in Brisbane’s north by hospitality giants Comiskey Group will be unlike anything the city has ever seen. couriermail.com.au/news/queenslan…

Good news gamers! Playing video games can help make kids feel competent, empowered and socially connected. New #QUT research out today via UNICEF. #QUT Science ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child bit.ly/4bcUh2t #VideoGames

#ALDI is simply the only store in Australia to successfully create a sales phenomenon based on intentionality limiting inventory... and customers just keep coming back.
#retail #sales #fomo #gooddifferent
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Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson are eyeing a takeover of the airwaves. On Monday, their controversial radio show will be beamed to thousands of new listeners, with the hope high ratings will be replicated. 7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

Hilarious Frank Mathmann, even possums are impacted by the housing crisis.
#housingmarket #housingcrisis

Don't miss our conversation with some of the greatest Australian thought leaders in the AI space at the ARA CEO Lunch on 23 May:

Rhys Williams googledownunder
Dr Kellie Nuttall Deloitte AI Institute
Olivia Hitchens, Artemide Law
ARA CEO Paul Zahra (he/him)

🎫 retail.org.au/event/ara-ceo-…

Have you ever been hoodwinked by a Real Estate Agent?

Now, I know it's hard to 'SPOT THE DIFFERENCE' but apparently, these are the same apartments. 🤨

#realestate #unethicaladvertising #advertising

Pleased to announce our new research has been published this morning in Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research (APJTR)
While #tourists assess 'physical attributes’ to access the value a hotel may offer, this new #research examines the positive emotion of 'hope'. QUT

Access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Tonight's update for international followers:

For Australia's national war veterans day, one of our state war memorials has launched a AI powered 'virtual veteran' you can talk with.

It has gone about as well as you'd expect.

🇬🇧 Middle class shoppers flock back to Ocado but Asda reels as sales slip bit.ly/4aKX1Un

The topic of menstruation is unquestionably still taboo, and this affects workplaces.

As Ruth Knight (QUT) writes, only a minority of workplaces have policies supporting workers who experience pain and discomfort as a result of their period. theconversation.com/half-our-colle…

Congrats to #ArchieMoore , winner of #VeniceBiennale2024 Golden Lion for his powerful work mapping 65k yrs of Indigenous history. The #QUT alumni is the 1st Australian artist to win: bit.ly/3w8rdcV La Biennale di Venezia QAGOMA 📷: Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty Images

80% of #retail workers have experienced verbal abuse during their shifts. #Retailers are now offering teams Body Worn Cameras to record incidents and improve safety.
QUT #WHS
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In line with recent trends among grocery retailers, #Walmart is rethinking its self-checkout strategy, removing them from several stores, or limiting times when they are open.
#selfservice #CheckOut #retail

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Nominations are now open for the ARA Retail Awards 2024!

Get ready to celebrate excellence and innovation in Australian retail at the ARA Retail Awards 2024, proudly brought to you by the ARA in collaboration with American Express.

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