Employer Body entry Australian Retailers Association (1974 - 1989)
ARA
Chart 2: Peak National Councils - Manufacture, Commerce and Industry
Details
- From
- 1974
- To
- 1989
- Functions
- Employer (Peak Body)
- Reference No
- Unregistered
Summary
The Australian Retailers' Association [ARA] was formed in 1974 by major retailers and various state retail associations in a bid to improve the image of the Australian Council of Retailers' Association, and more importantly to improve the image of the industry at a National level. It was funded by membership from some individual major companies and State Associations. The companies paid the major amount although representation was generally equal between the States and the major companies. Before long the ARA was suffering from a dominance of major companies in determining agenda and actions and a general lack of direction. The various state associations decided to restructure the ARA to make it more representative of the whole of the retailing industry. This was achieved by 1989 with the formation of the Retail Traders' Association of Australia [RTAA]. Two years later, however, the RTAA had reinvented itself again, this time as the Retailers' Council of Australia.
Related entries
Timeline
1974 - 1989 Australian Retailers Association
1989 - 1991 Retail Traders Association of Australia
1991 - Retailers Council of Australia
Archival resources
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Chart 2: Peak National Councils - Manufacture, Commerce and Industry', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/022.html. Details
Digital resources
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 20 April 2001, Last modified: 6 August 2010